Oak Academy

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Oak Academy is a secondary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.

Oak Academy catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2023	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Year 7 in 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as was the case at 5 of the 16 other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole secondary schools with a published outcome.
The school had 82 first-choice applications for 122 offers in 2026, with every first-choice family offered a place and 40 offers going to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 14% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Duck Lane, Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–16
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 647 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 48.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 14.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024

Strengths

“Oak Academy seeks to reinforce the core values of respect, courage, kindness and excellence in all areas of school life.”
“It has reviewed the curriculum to make it more ambitious.”
“This is beginning to address the low published outcomes for pupils.”

To improve

“However, at this time, many of the changes at the school have been made recently and therefore have had limited impact.”
“However, as much of this curriculum change has been recent, older pupils who studied the previous curriculum have gaps in their knowledge and understanding.”
“While the school is aware of this and seeking to support pupils, it is hindering their ability to learn new content.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	14%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	32.5	46

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 82 first-preference applications, 122 offers in total, 82 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

LeAF Studio 0.2 mi Not judged
The Bourne Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Aldhelm's Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Winton Academy 1.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
Glenmoor Academy 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Magna Academy 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole 2.4 mi School remains Good
Poole Grammar School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published