IMPORTANT NOTICE – Partial Closure

RE: School closure for Year 8 and 9 students – Thursday 2nd December 2021 until Friday 3rd December 2021. Return to school Monday 6th December 2021.   Dear Parents/Carers, Over the last two weeks we have seen an increase in the number of COVID 19 cases in school, this reflects the increase in our community…

Parent Governor Election

Dear Parent/Carer, At the close of nominations, for the position of a parent governor, two applications had been received; it is therefore necessary to hold an election. Please see below the names of the candidates and a brief statement from each to support their application. Mr I Hameed My name is Imran. I have two…

Year 9 Parents Evening

Our Year 9 Virtual Parents Evening will take place on Tuesday 2nd November 2021 from 4:15pm till 6:45pm All appointments will be virtual and can be booked via the Edulink One app (edulink.oldburyacademy.com) as detailed in the letter emailed to parents. For further information please contact the school reception.

September Reopening 2021

Dear Parents/Carers, We hope that you have had a good start to the school summer break and recognise that for many families planning childcare and working arrangements has to be done in good time for the return to school. With this in mind we wanted to provide you with additional information about our return in…

GCSE Results 2021

Staff and students at Oldbury Academy are celebrating an excellent set of GCSE and Vocational results. Philip Shackleton, Headteacher of Oldbury Academy: ”Students have achieved fantastic results this academic year which is a culmination of all their hard work, determination and resilience. It was fantastic to see students delighted with their outcomes this morning. As…

Teacher Assessed Grades – FAQ

What happens to the assessments the students have completed? The assessments students have completed during the assessment window will form an evidence portfolio which demonstrates their current performance. All the individual assessments completed throughout this assessment window will have been moderated and standardised. The resulting evidence portfolio will be kept securely in school as a…

MAT Consultation

The Governing Body of Oldbury Academy would welcome your views through a consultation on our proposal to move from being a Single Academy Trust to joining one of several schools in an existing Multi-Academy Trust (MAT). A MAT is a charitable organisation with several schools working closely together as one legal entity. For some months…

Ofsted Monitoring Report Letter

OFSTED: “Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances.”   On March 2nd 2021, Ofsted conducted a section 8 monitoring inspection of our school and we are extremely proud of the public recognition of the fantastic work we are doing. “Staff are determined that pupils should…