Okehampton College

Okehampton College
Type Academy
Principal Derrick Brett
Location Mill Road
Okehampton
Devon
EX20 1PW
England
50°44′10″N 3°59′56″W / 50.73623°N 3.99887°W / 50.73623; -3.99887Coordinates: 50°44′10″N 3°59′56″W / 50.73623°N 3.99887°W / 50.73623; -3.99887
Local authority Devon
DfE URN 113540 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Website School website

Okehampton College is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Okehampton in the English county of Devon.[1]

As a foundation school, Okehampton College is administered by Devon County Council, which coordinates the schools admissions. Pupils are normally admitted from Boasley Cross Community Primary School, Bridestowe Primary School, Chagford CE Primary School, Exbourne CE Primary School, Hatherleigh Community Primary School, Lew Trenchard CE Primary School, Lydford School, Northlew & Ashbury Parochial Primary School, North Tawton Community Primary School, Okehampton Primary School and South Tawton Primary School.[2] The school also operates a federation with Holsworthy Community College in Holsworthy.[3]

Okehampton College offers GCSEs, BTECs and OCR Nationals as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels, NVQs and further BTECs.

Notable Awards

  • Zayed Future Energy Prize - 2013 winner [4]
  • 'Outstanding' OFSTED report - 2014 [5]

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ↑ "Okehampton College". E-learn.okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  2. ↑ "Feeder primaries". E-learn.okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Holsworthycollege.devon.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  4. ↑ "Okehampton College Wins Zayed Future Energy Prize". E-learn.okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  5. ↑ "Okehampton College Receives 'Outstanding' OFSTED report". E-learn.okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
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