North Oxfordshire Academy
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| North Oxfordshire Academy | |
| Established | 2007 |
| Type | Academy |
| Principal | Mrs Ruth Robinson |
| Location | Drayton Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 0UD England |
| LEA | Oxfordshire |
| Ofsted number | 135365 |
| Students | 1150 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 19 |
| Website | http://www.northoxfordshire-academy.org |
| Coordinates: | |
North Oxfordshire Academy is a city academy in Banbury, Oxfordshire which opened in September 2007, replacing the former Drayton School. Its sixth form will open in September 2008. The principal of North Oxfordshire Academy is Ruth Robinson.
Students officially started learning at the academy on Monday 10th September 2007. The academy day starts at 08:30 and finishes at 15:25 each day. With the exception of an early finish on a Monday for the first Academic year, students finish at 14:10.
Students had an opening ceremony on Thursday 13th September 2007 to commemorate them as the foundation (First) Students to be in the academy. They were presented with a certificate and a badge.
Their timetable consists of four 1 Hour & 20 minute periods each day, and this includes one 20 minute break and one 35 minute lunch break.
At the end of the Summer Term 2007, two of the school’s four main blocks, A Block and C block, were cleared and sealed off ready for refurbishment work that was due to start in September 2007.
North Oxfordshire Academy is sponsored by the United Learning Trust.
[edit] External links
- North Oxfordshire Academy
- The Former Drayton School
- United Learning Trust Official Website and the United Learning Trust Wikipedia Entry
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