King's Oak Academy
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 2018.
| King's Oak Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Brook Road Kingswood , , BS15 4JT England | |
| Coordinates | 51°27′40″N 2°29′04″W |
| Information | |
| Type | All-Through Academy |
| Motto | 'Work hard, Be kind' |
| Established | 1921 |
| Closed | weekends |
| Trust | Cabot Learning Federation |
| Department for Education URN | 137106 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Miss Kathrine Ogden |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 4 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 694 |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| Houses | Olympus, Orpheus, Pegasus, Hercules |
| Colour(s) | Royal blue and charcoal grey |
| Former name | Kingswood Grammar School |
| Website | http://www.kingsoakacademy.org.uk/ |
Admissions
It is located 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, 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, and was renamed "Kingsfield School". The school was rebuilt after burning to the ground in 1976.[1]
Academy
Kingsfield School was officially rebranded as King's Oak Academy in September 2011.
Its motto is now "work hard be kind".
Blue jumpers and red ties (formerly brown and blue) are worn, with coloured stripes according to house colour.
Olympus --> Yellow
Orpheus --> Blue
Pegasus --> Red
Hercules --> Green
Kingswood Rugby Club
Kingswood RFC Old Boys was founded in 1954/55 by a group of former students of Kingswood Grammar School. To this day, the club still play in Blue & Brown colours.
Notable alumni
- Janet Anderson, Labour Party politician, former Labour Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen (1992-2010) and Minister for Tourism, Film and Broadcasting [2]
- Anttix, musician
- David Drew, Labour Member of Parliament for Stroud
- Adrian Harris, actor
- Bernard Lovell, OBE, FRS, Knight of the Realm, physicist and radio astronomer
- Kerry-Anne Mendoza, author and editor of The Canary
- Colin Pillinger, CBE FRS FRAS FRGS, planetary scientist
- Mary Prior, CVO MBE DStJ JP, businesswoman and Lord Lieutenant of Bristol
- Richard Scudamore, Chief Executive, Premier League
- James Tooley, Professor of Education
- Robert Willis, Dean of Canterbury
References
- "Kingsfiled Past and Present: Dave and Adam". Bristol Stories. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- Dod, Charles Roger; Limited, Vacher Dod Publishing; Dod, Robert Phipps (12 January 2019). "Dod's Parliamentary Companion". Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Limited – via Google Books.