King's Oak Academy
| King's Oak Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Brook Road , , BS15 4JT England | |
| Information | |
| Type | All-Through Academy |
| Established | 1921 |
| Trust | Cabot Learning Federation |
| Department for Education URN | 137106 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Ian Frost |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 4 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 694 |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| Colour(s) | Royal Blue , Charcoal Grey, Blue Jumpers, Red Ties (formerly brown and blue) with coloured stripe according to house colour |
| Former name | Kingswood Grammar School |
| Website | http://www.kingsoakacademy.org.uk/ |
King's Oak Academy, formerly known as Kingsfield School and Kingswood Grammar School, is a Mathematics and Computing College located in Kingswood, Bristol, England. Ofsted rated it a GOOD school in 2013.
Admissions
It is situated just within the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire which borders Bristol. The school is a mixed comprehensive providing education for 712 students as of January 2012[update], predominantly from a catchment area of around 3 miles (4.8 km). It is situated at the roundabout of the A420 and the A4174 (Bristol ring road), between Warmley Hill and Warmley.
History
Grammar school
The school was founded in 1921 as Kingswood Grammar School (KGS), a co-educational grammar school when administered by the Gloucestershire Education Committee. On 15 October 1946, 13-year-old Robert Hayes of Kingswood died at Cossham Memorial Hospital after being injured at the school when playing with blank cartridges he had found at an ammunition dump. His right hand was blown off and he had other injuries to his body.
In the 1960s it had around 850 boys and girls, with 250 in the sixth form.
Comprehensive
By 1970 it was a comprehensive school, being renamed "Kingsfield School".
Academy
Kingsfield School was officially rebranded as King's Oak Academy in September 2011. Its motto is now "In Pursuit Of Excellence".
Kingswood Rugby Club
Kingswood RFC Old Boys was founded in 1954/55 by a group of pupils from Kings Oak Academy (Formerly Kingswood Grammar School).
Notable Alumni
- Bernard Lovell, OBE, FRS, Knight of the Realm, physicist and radio astronomer
- Richard Scudamore, Chief Executive, Premier League
- Adrian Harris, Actor
- David Drew, former Member of Parliament for Stroud
- Anttix, Musician
- Colin Pillinger, CBE FRS FRAS FRGS, Planetary Scientist