King's Oak Academy

King's Oak Academy
Motto	'In Pursuit of Excellence'
Established	1921
Type	All-Through Academy
Trust	Cabot Learning Federation
Principal	Richard Clutterbuck
Location	Brook Road Kingswood Gloucestershire BS15 4JT England Coordinates: 51°27′40″N 2°29′04″W / 51.4612°N 2.4844°W / 51.4612; -2.4844
DfE number	803/4003
DfE URN	137106 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Capacity	1,200
Students	694
Gender	Mixed
Ages	4–19
Colours	Royal blue and charcoal grey
Former name	Kingswood Grammar School
Website	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 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".

Academy

Kingsfield School was officially rebranded as King's Oak Academy in September 2011.

Its motto is now "In Pursuit of Excellence".

Blue jumpers and red ties (formerly brown and blue) are worn, with coloured stripes according to house colour.

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

Anttix, musician
David Drew, former Member of Parliament for Stroud
Adrian Harris, actor
Bernard Lovell, OBE, FRS, Knight of the Realm, physicist and radio astronomer
Richard Scudamore, Chief Executive, Premier League
Colin Pillinger, CBE FRS FRAS FRGS, planetary scientist
Robert Willis, Dean of Canterbury Cathedral

External links

Official website

Schools in Gloucestershire (including South Gloucestershire)

Primary	The British School

Secondary	Abbeywood Community School Archway School All Saints' Academy Beaufort Co-operative Academy Balcarras School Barnwood Park Arts College Bradley Stoke Community School Brimsham Green School Bristol Technology & Engineering Academy The Castle School Cheltenham Bournside School Chipping Campden School Chipping Sodbury School Chosen Hill School Churchdown School Academy Cirencester Deer Park School Cirencester Kingshill School Cleeve School Cotswold School The Dean Academy Dene Magna School Downend School Farmor's School The Forest High School Gloucester Academy The Grange School Hanham Woods Academy John Cabot Academy Katharine Lady Berkeley's School King's Oak Academy Maidenhill School Mangotsfield School Marlwood School Millbrook Academy Newent Community School Patchway Community College Pittville School Rednock School The Ridings' Yate Academy The Riding's Winterbourne Academy Severn Vale School Sir Bernard Lovell School Sir William Romney's School St Peter's High School Tewkesbury School Thomas Keble School Winchcombe School Wyedean School

Grammar	The Crypt School High School for Girls Marling School Pate's Grammar School Ribston Hall High School Sir Thomas Rich's School Stroud High School

Sixth form colleges	Cirencester College Downfield Sixth Form Gloucestershire College

Independent (senior)	Cheltenham College Cheltenham Ladies' College St Edward's School

Independent (all ages)	Dean Close School The King's School, Gloucester Rendcomb College Westonbirt School Wycliffe College Wynstones School

Special education	Alderman Knight School National Star College

Defunct	Cirencester Grammar School Hanham High School Oriel School Rose Hill School Tewkesbury Academy Vale of Berkeley College

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