Oakmeeds Community College
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| Oakmeeds Community College | |
| Headteacher | Mr Colin Taylor |
| Specialism | Business and Enterprise College |
| Location | Station Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 9EA England |
| LEA | West Sussex |
| Ofsted number | 126084 |
| Students | 1200 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 16 |
| Website | http://www.oakmeeds.w-sussex.sch.uk/ |
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Oakmeeds Community College is a Secondary School located in central Burgess Hill, West Sussex, England. There are currently around 1100 students at Oakmeeds, between age 11 and 16. It is recognised as a Business and Enterprise College and also has Eco School status and the Sportsmark. Oakmeeds takes its name from the oak trees in the school grounds, running along the path of a roman road, and Meeds Pottery, which stood there before Oakmeeds was built. It mainly serves Burgess Hill; but also has students from the nearby villages of Hassocks, Keymer and Hurstpierpoint, as well as the City of Brighton and Hove area. The current headteacher is Colin Taylor B.Ed M.A.
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[edit] House System and School Management
Oakmeeds can be divided into four houses. They each have both a "Student Achievement Leader" as well as a "Lead Teacher". "Lead Teachers" interact primarily with other the other Teachers in the house (for in the school Teachers are attributed to a certain house) and the "Student Achievement Leaders" interact primarily with the students. Student Achievement Leaders are known by students and to some extent by staff of the school as Heads of House.
[edit] Ashdown
The name refers to Ashdown Forest, and the house colour is green. The tutors in Ashdown typically work in the ICT, Science and Technology departments. The head of house is Mrs Tanner, and the house mascot is the "Ashdown Aligator".
[edit] Beacon
The name Beacon is derived from nearby Ditchling Beacon. The house colour is yellow, and the tutors in this house are from English and Humanities. The mascot for Beacon is the "Beacon Bear", and Student Achievement Leader is Mrs Parnell.
[edit] Caburn
Caburn is so named because of Mount Caburn, which overlooks Lewes, and the house colour is red. Caburn's tutors teach Maths and Modern Foreign Languages. The Student Achievement Leader is Mrs Leaney, and the mascot is the "Caburn Dragon".
[edit] Firle
Affectionately known as "Foxy Firle" after its mascot, and named after Firle Place, Firle is associated with the colour blue, and its tutors teach the arts and PE, as well as RE, and other subjects. Mrs Frean is Head of House.
[edit] Trivia
- GCSE results are generally average or above average.
- The OFSTED report in 2004 classed Oakmeeds as a "Good School".
- Oakmeeds celebrated its semicentennial in 2005.
[edit] References
- The West Sussex County Council information site
- The Oakmeeds Website (some information is out of date)
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