Oak Academy
About the school
Oak Academy is an open secondary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 November 2024
- Published
- 12 January 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 32.5
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 50.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 13.60%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 56.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 33.00%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 74.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 28.40%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 44.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.75
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 4.54
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
647
Girls
50.08%
Boys
49.92%
SEN support
17.77%
Education, health and care plan
4.64%
English as an additional language
17.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
46.21%
Overall absence
11.16
Persistent absence
27.14
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
81
Sustained education or employment
77%
Education
69%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
20%