Academy converter · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Oak Academy

11–16Ages
647Pupils
SecondaryPhase
139037URN

Duck Lane, Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.9 below Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSelective

218 applications for 122 places · 19th of 21 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

34.0of 90

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 47.4 England 46.0

23rd of 23 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 19 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median (2.7) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

218 applications · 122 places offered · 82 named it first

2026 1.8; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.7
2025 1.5; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2024 1.0; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2023 0.8; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2022 0.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2021 0.8; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.6
2020 1.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.0
2019 1.4; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
2018 2.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2017 2.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2
2016 1.9; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.3
2015 2.1; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.1
2014 2.2; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median median 2.2

This school
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	122	218	1.8	82	0.67
Sep 2025	138	203	1.5	82	0.59
Sep 2024	165	171	1.0	54	0.33
Sep 2023	178	138	0.8	48	0.27
Sep 2022	169	143	0.9	62	0.37
Sep 2021	145	119	0.8	59	0.41
Sep 2020	122	143	1.2	60	0.49
Sep 2019	115	163	1.4	56	0.49
Sep 2018	78	171	2.2	58	0.74
Sep 2017	86	192	2.2	82	0.95
Sep 2016	119	222	1.9	116	0.97
Sep 2015	96	205	2.1	95	0.99
Sep 2014	108	234	2.2	101	0.94

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

84 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)34.023rd of 23 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 47.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths26%23rd of 23 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths45%

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 72% England 66%

This school
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.63

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	84	34.0	26%	45%	–
2024/25	88	32.5	14%	33%	–
2023/24	92	35.6	30%	49%	−0.63
2022/23	81	30.8	22%	37%	−0.95

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Oak AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
LeAF Studio
0.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Graded · no overall grade2024

36.1Attainment 8
The Bourne Academy
1.5 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
St Aldhelm's Academy
2.4 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.2applications per place 35.6Attainment 8
Winton Academy
2.7 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Remains Outstanding2024

3.2applications per place 56.1Attainment 8
Glenmoor Academy
2.7 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
Magna Academy
3.6 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Good2023

3.5applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
3.9 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Remains Good2022

4.1applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Poole Grammar School
4.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 70.2Attainment 8 Selective

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139037 · 839/4189
Trust: Authentic Education Group Limited
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 647 on roll
Free school meals: 48.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2012
Replaced: Oakmead College of Technology (URN 113881)
Address: Duck Lane, Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources