Oldbury Academy are thrilled with the results our students have achieved. It was amazing to see so many smiles from our Year 11 students this morning. They are an amazing year group and should be very proud of their achievements. Headteacher, Mr Shackleton stated “Our students have proven themselves to be resilient, motivated and an…
Are you looking for a school for your child for September 2025? Do you want your child to go to a ‘Good’ school? Do you want your child to be supported, guided and well educated? Well look no further! Oldbury Academy is proud to launch our Open Period for September 2025 admission. Open Evening Monday…
As we continue to foster a safe and positive environment, here are some important expectations for student conduct: Warm Weather Uniform Policy During warm weather, form tutors will inform students if our summer uniform policy is in effect. This allows ties and blazers to be removed, but all other uniform standards remain. End-of-School Day Expectations…
Due to the high demand for Open Morning tours we have increased our capacity to accept more visits. If you would like to visit our school and meet our Transition Lead and members of our Senior Leadership Team, please book your place below. One booking per family. Tours will run at 4pm, 4.45pm and 5.15pm…
We are extremely excited to welcome our new Year 7 cohort for 2024 to our school. Lots of information will be sent to parents from our Transition Coordinator – Mr Brittle, over the next few weeks and months. If you are one of our new parents or students and would like to come and see…
Oldbury Academy are thrilled with the results our students have achieved. It was amazing to see so many smiles from our Year 11 students this morning. They are an amazing year group and should be very proud of their achievements. Headteacher, Mr Shackleton stated “Our students have proven themselves to be resilient, motivated and…
Applications are now open for students joining year 7 in September 2024. We welcome students to the Oldbury Academy family from primary schools across the local area and we look forward to meeting our 2024 intake. Open Evening Monday 25th September 6:00pm – 8:00pm Headteacher’s Talks at 6pm and 7pm No Booking Needed Open Mornings…
Oldbury Academy Headteacher, Phil Shackleton is embarking on a yearlong fundraising campaign to raise funds and raise awareness to help prevent suicide in young people. He has collaborated with the national charity PAPYRUS ‘Prevention of Young Suicide’ and will be completing a number of physical challenges across the academic year. The events begin on the…
Oldbury Academy celebrates ‘GOOD’ Ofsted rating with inspectors praising the school for being ‘‘committed to making sure pupils receive the best education possible’’. During the inspection, which took place on 7th and 8th December 2021, inspectors acknowledged that the academy ‘’is an orderly environment’’. They found that ‘’This helps pupils to concentrate on their…
The School Admission Code, published in September 2021, requires admissions authorities to consult on their admission arrangements if they are proposing to make changes or if admission arrangements have not been subject to consultation at least once in the last seven years. The Published Admission Number [PAN] for Oldbury Academy is currently 310. Having reviewed…
Applications are now open for students joining year 7 in September 2023. We welcome students to the Oldbury Academy family from primary schools across the local area and we look forward to meeting our 2023 intake. Open Evening Monday 26th September 5:00pm – 7:00pm Headteachers Presentations Headteacher Presentation Open Mornings Tuesday 20th September – Friday…
We are thrilled with the results our students have achieved. They worked incredibly hard through a challenging couple of Key Stage 4 years. This year group were arguably affected the greatest by the pandemic restrictions and had to adjust to remote learning. Not only did they miss out on face to face teaching from the…
Now that your child has completed all their GCSE and vocational examinations, we turn our attention the GCSE results day. Student’s will be able to collect their results from school on Thursday the 25th of August from 9.00am-12pm. Student’s will be able to collect their exam results from the sports hall during the allotted time…
Oldbury Academy Assistance With School Uniform Application Form – Academic Year 2022-23 Oldbury Academy has set up a fund so that assistance is given towards the cost of school uniform for those parents/guardians who are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) or are registered Pupil Premium students. Pupil Premium means that you have been in…
There is a vacancy for parent governor on the Local Governing Body. If you wish to apply please download the application form below and return it to the school by 3pm on the 8th June 2022.
We would like to welcome our New Year 7 students to the Oldbury Academy Family. Our first Transition Evening will be: Date – Tuesday 17th May 2022. Time – 5.15pm – for students with a surname starting with the letters A – J. 5.50pm – for students with a surname starting with the letters K…
Oldbury Academy are proud to announce that we have teamed up with British Weightlifting to bring one of the most highly anticipated and exhilarating sporting events in the British Weightlifting Calendar. Oldbury Academy are proud to be hosting the England Age Group Olympic Weightlifting Championships. The event and venue has been selected and will be…
Drop Down Day 3 – Personal Development, Careers & LORIC Our third Drop Down Day of the year will be held on the 31st of January. As always, we have worked hard to secure a range of speakers, workshops, and activities for our students to teach them about staying safe, careers and our LORIC threads (Leadership,…
We thrilled to announce that this week saw the official opening of our brand new library at Oldbury Academy. We were lucky enough to have author Michelle Mclean come into school to speak to our students about the difference that libraries have made to her life. It was a wonderful afternoon and pupils were given…
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…
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…
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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.
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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…
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…
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…
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: “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…
BBC & National Literacy Trust We urge everyone to take advantage of the opportunity to access books online, for FREE! The BBC and the National Literacy Trust have a library and will provide a book a week from its author of the week. The aim is to increase young readers access to e-books and audiobooks. Click HERE to…
Year 11 parents evening week Wednesday 24th February – Tuesday 2nd March. Parents should expect a phone call from their child’s form tutor where they will discuss attendance and punctuality, general conduct, progress, areas of strength, areas for development, live lesson engagement, and coping with lockdown. If parents have any specific subject related questions they can…
We are all learning in new ways and a lot of this involves a screen. Add in time spent on phones, social media, computers or games consoles and that is a whole lot of screen time!!!!! So on Thursday 4th February we are going to look after our wellbeing by embracing a day where we…
The AGM for Oldbury Academy Trust will be held on Tuesday 2nd February at 6.00pm. via Microsoft Teams. The meeting will receive the annual report and accounts. If you would like to join Trustees and Members (online) for this meeting please email : [email protected] who will arrange for a link to be sent to you.
Y8 parents evening week beginning Monday 18th January. Parents should expect a phone call from their child’s form tutor where they will discuss attendance and punctuality, general conduct, progress, areas of strength, areas for development, live lesson engagement, and coping with lockdown. If parents have any specific subject related questions they can email the teacher…
Sandwell Council have published the below resources for anyone in need of help this festive season. During the Christmas period, should you require emergency assistance from Sandwell Council our emergency number is 0121 569 2266 and our website is https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/info/200354/coronavirus_advice If you are finding it hard to make ends meet, free and confidential advice around…
Dear parent/carer of a Year 9 student Due to the current restrictions we have in and around our school, our parents evening will be conducted via a telephone call from the form tutor. There are bookable appointments, where your child’s form tutor will ring you to discuss progress so far this term. The form tutor…
Applications are now open for students joining year 7 in September 2021. We welcome students to the Oldbury Academy family from primary schools across the local area and we look forward to meeting our 2021 intake. Due to the current global situation we have had to cancel our face to face events for the safety…
10th September 2020 – 16:00 Dear Parents and Carers, As you are aware, we had to take the hard decision today to send our students home. Please rest assured that this is in no way related to Covid-19. At ca.11.30am, our fire alarm sounded and we actioned a full evacuation of our school building. It…
Behaviour Policy Update for Covid-19 We have made additions to our behaviour policy to help us keep all students safe in education, These changes can be found in our policy section or by clicking here
Secondary School Travel Assistance Academic Year 2020/2021 To see if you are entitled to receive travel assistance from Sandwell Council please click on the HERE First day information Letter Please click here to download the first day information letter for New Year 7 Students. Pastoral Introduction Video’s Head of Year Assistant Head of Year Form…
GCSE Results Day 2020 We are incredibly proud of our students who have shown dignity and resilience through this difficult time. The way they have responded to the support they have received from our staff and their families has been remarkable.” “They have demonstrated sheer determination, patience and courage to take on new challenges through…
The academy is in the process of sending out the first codes for the Department for Education’s replacement for the Free School Meals system which will be used then schools are shut to help with social distancing. Parents should receive their codes by either Email or Text Message, depending on how you receive the details…
A vacancy has arisen on the Governing Body for a parent governor. The role is a voluntary one, requiring someone who is reliable, flexible and willing to use their life skills to benefit the pupils of Oldbury Academy. If this is you then please read the covering letter and download, complete and return the nomination…
We are delighted to once again run the Work Experience Programme, with Year 10 students completing work experience in March. All year 10 students will complete a pre visit to their work placements on Thursday 5th March 2020. Please to download the letter.
Please see below the text of the letter sent to parents on the morning of 27th January 2020. A full copy of the letter can also be downloaded Dear Parents and Carers, With a very heavy heart, I am sorry to have to tell you that a much-loved member of staff, Mrs Hayley…
Year 11 will have their next set of mock exams between Monday 2nd March 2020 and Thursday 12th March 2020. This will be their last chance to practice their exam skills in a live examination environment before their final GCSE examinations in May and June. Students will receive personalised timetables in the coming weeks, until…
Working with parents to improve attendance and punctuality Thank you to all parents who have supported our drive on attendance and punctuality. Attendance this year has improved when compared to last year and is currently above the national average, which is down to the hard work of students and families in ensuring that learning is…
All homework at Oldbury Academy is set via Show My Homework. This can either accessed via the website or the app. If you have any problems being able to access your child’s Show My Homework record please contact Mr. P. Dryburgh on [email protected] More information on the Show My Homework System click here.
LORIC maps against the National Careers Service’s list of most desirable soft skills. The LORIC resources are focused on developing students’ 5 key attributes: Leadership, Organisation, Resilience, Initiative and Communication. These resources are delivered to students during form time in both key stage 3 and 4. LORIC skills are also being identified and deliverer within…
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility If you are concerned about a child please consider….. Call 999 – if they are in immediate danger Contact Sandwell children’s social care on 0121 569 3100 (this number is available outside normal office hours) Contact the NSPCC helpline 0808 800 5000 If you would prefer to let us know we…
We would like to remind parents of the remaining parents evening dates for the 2019/20 academic year. Year 9 – 23rd January 2020 Year 10 – 26th February 2020 Year 8 – 7th May 2020 Year 7 – 7th July 2020 Parents will receive reminders via the school text messaging service.
Our Mock Results Christmas Breakfast takes place on Friday 20th December between 7:30Am and 8:30 AM. This is a fantastic opportunity to share in the success of your child in the recent Mock Examinations that took place in November. Light refreshments and drinks will be provided. to download a copy of the recent letter for…
Building on the success of the fancy dress party back in October we are holding another OA party…Rudolph’s Rave! Please see the important details below: Tuesday 17th December Doors open in the canteen 6-8pm Urban DJ – DJ DL Students will be performing Limited amount of tickets Tickets are £2 and can be purchased from…
Our wellbeing group has met to review wellbeing at OA. The team has discussed a variety of ideas to maintain and further improve wellbeing. Several members of our group are enrolling on a Level 2 Mental Health Awareness course, to enable us to support all members of our OA team. Our wellbeing advent…
Oldbury Academy will be hosting its next annual Christmas Market at the school on Friday 6th December between 5pm and 8pm. The evening promises to be fun for all with hot food, a Fair Ground, Local Craft Stalls, Santa’s Grotto and much more. Tickets are on sale now from the school reception and under…
Year 11 parents evening on 6th November 2019 4.15pm – 6.45pm. To make appointments parents will need to log in using this link: https://oldburyacademy.parentseveningsystem.co.uk/
We are taking 124 Geographers on a field trip to Carding Mill Valley before half-term as part of their Geography GCSE work. If anyone has any old wellies in a wearable and clean condition that they would be willing to donate to the Geography department out students’ feet would be very grateful. If you can…
We are hosting a fancy dress party for the students of Oldbury Academy. The party will be in the school hall on Thursday 24th October, 6-8pm. Tickets are £2, students can purchase these from the PE department during break and lunch times. All funds raised will go towards the Africa trip and Year 11 Prom.…
Due to a mistake on Sandwell Councils website about the date of our Open Evening and high demand from parents for daytime tours of the school we have added an additional week of open mornings between 23rd and 27th September. These will start from 9:30am at the school reception and last for about an hour…
Train to Teach at Oldbury Academy with Stour Vale Academy Trust. Come and meet us at one of our Train to Teach events and find out about our School Direct courses: Secondary and Primary: September 19th at Earls High School, Halesowen (9.30 – 11.30) Primary only: October 3rd at Olive Hill Primary, Halesowen (9.30 -…
Choosing a secondary school for your child either this year or next? Why not come and see our amazing school in action. We have our Open Evening on Monday 16th September 2019 from 6pm – 8pm Or Our Open Mornings from Monday 16th September – Friday 29th September 2019 from 9.30am – 10.30am Please contact…
We are now operating a One Way System on our carpark. Please use the top gate to enter and the bottom gate to leave. Staff only on the ramp. Please obey the signs. Students safety is paramount.
We are delighted to welcome back all of our students on Wednesday 4th September 2019. Please see times below. Please also make sure that you have the correct equipment (x2 pens, x2 pencils, ruler and school bag) and with the correct FULL school uniform. A reminder that hoodies, caps or hats are not allowed on…
Students and staff at Oldbury Academy are celebrating an excellent set of results from this year’s GCSE examinations! 66% of students achieved a pass (grade 4-9) in English, which is an improvement on 2018 results. 61% of students achieved similarly in Mathematics. 53% of students achieved a grade 4 or above in English and Mathematics,…
Students and staff are celebrating at Oldbury Academy after receiving an excellent set of KS5 results! Students achieved a pass rate (A*-E) of 94.1%, and 100% of students’ entering higher education, employment or further training. In vocational subjects, 28% of grades were Distinction* or Distinction. The average A Level grade is C- and 17.4% of…
Our Summer safeguarding bulletin is available for download below.
Please read this letter regarding the end of the academic year 2019.
With the end of the examination period approaching, we would like to ask for your support in an initiative we run each year with the help of our year 11 students. Please read the letter below for more info
Please read the following letter regarding an incident from today (10th May 2019)
Please find below, the timetable for Year 11 exams. We advise that students create a revision timetable around their exams, utilising as much time as they can to prepare and do their best. BTEC ExamsGCSE Exams
Here at Oldbury Academy, we take Mental Health very seriously. That why we are celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week on 13th May. The booklet below will be shared with all students and form time sessions will focus on this important issue. Check out the booklet below. Mental Health Awareness Week Booklet
As a school, we are trying to raise 1 Ton of food for local food banks. If you have anything to donate please begin to bring it in during form time, where it will be collected. More info can be found below…
Start Date: 1st September 2019 Salary: MPS/UPS Contract: Full Time and Permanent Job Expires: 25th March 2019 at 9.00am NQTs Considered: Yes Are you: * A dedicated, committed, highly professional teacher of English with the ability to deliver excellent teaching and learning? * A hardworking and enthusiastic teaching professional with excellent subject knowledge? * Passionate…
A work experience pre-visit day will take place on Thursday 16th May. Please read this letter for more info. Pre-Visit Letter
We are having a day of fundraisers in school on Friday 15th March, for Comic Relief. Check out our poster below for all of our fun-filled activities.
From 18 March 2019 to 21 March 2019, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will carry out jointly a re-visit of your local area following the previous inspection that took place between 16 January 2017 and 20 January 2017. The re-visit will evaluate how effectively leaders have addressed the areas of serious weaknesses detailed…
We are seeking to recruit new Exam Invigilators to work under the direction of the Exams team in the running of internal and external examinations at the school. Duties include supervising students taking examinations, preparing exam rooms and distributing and collecting exam papers. The ideal applicant will be highly organised, vigilant and reliable, have excellent attention to detail…
We recently shared a series of online safety guides for two popular online apps; Youtube and Tik-Tok. Please read over these guidelines with your child to make sure they are safe online. Additional links can be found here: https://nationalonlinesafety.com/resources/platform-guides/tiktok-guide-for-parents/ https://nationalonlinesafety.com/resources/platform-guides/youtube-guide-for-parents/
In light of the recent media concern over dangerous online challenges please see the NSPCC’s advice in keeping children safe from all risks online. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/talking-your-child-staying-safe-online/
Here are some of the photos from our Ski trip to Loon Mountain USA over the February half term. It was such a fantastic trip, loved by all! A big thank you goes out to the staff who organised the trip and the students who all behaved impeccably. More photos and videos can be found…
Dear Parents and Carers We have notified students this afternoon through their period 5 class teachers of the following incident: A member of our school has reported being followed on her way home from school yesterday by a white Mercedes Sprinter van. She sensibly called a family member while she was walking so that they…
Year 11 students have their mock exams in March, starting on Monday 4 March and lasting for two weeks. You can find the timetable below. Students who are studying Dance, Drama, Music may have exams outside this window that their teachers will let them know about. Students who study German will also have a German…
Following Ofsted’s visit to Oldbury Academy on 24 January 2019, we are pleased to write that the report notes that ‘senior leaders are taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement identified at the last section 5 inspection in order for the school to become a good school.’ The report says that leaders know…
West Midlands Police have asked all Sandwell schools to send out a letter regarding County Lines, a growing issue nationally. The idea is to ensure families know what signs to look for. Please take the time to read this letter. In brief please let us know if you spot any of the following signs…… …
A programme launched by Safetravel aims to combat anti-social behaviour on public transport all across the West Midlands, you can view more info here: https://safertravel.info/advice-support/education/
Further to the letter that you received on Friday 11th January, please see the attached film from BBC News about this initiative that West Midlands Police are rolling out across Sandwell Schools. We are happy to support this scheme to ensure that the profile of knife crime and the dangers of it are clear for…
Students in year 9 will now be thinking about subject choices as they move into Year 10. Click here for more information about our Pathways processes.
As part of West Midlands Police ‘Anti-knife’ programme, we will shortly be getting a ‘knife arch’ in our school. Please read the attached letter for more information on how the arch will impact our school and the other exciting activities that West Midlands Police are going to be conducting throughout schools in Sandwell.
With Christmas fast approaching, a lot of children are receiving new electronic devices connected to the internet. This new guide on how to set up a new device safely for kids is a great way to stop unwanted purchases and attention for potential strangers online.
Proposed Change to the Admission Criteria for Oldbury Academy In line with the Admissions Code, published in December 2014, Oldbury Academy is consulting on a minor change to the criteria applied when allocating places at the academy. The current admission criterion (point 4) states: “ Children will be prioritised by distance, measured in a straight…
Today your son/daughter has been given the following letter and form to begin their process of gaining a work experience placement. It is vital that the form and permission slip is completed and returned to school ASAP. If you have any concerns or questions please feel free to contact Miss Wilkins (Careers Manager) [email protected] Download…
This week we launched next year’s work experience programme, the programme will run from Monday 20th May to Friday 24th may 2019. The power point presentation is available HERE along with all helpful tips and information to help your children gain a valuable placement. Packs will be going out on Monday including all the relevant…
We have received some really positive feedback from parents at other schools throughout Sandwell who have been introduced to the gym through their children, it was great to note that many of these parents had heard about the facilities at Oldbury Academy so decided to come down and take a look. They have then committed…
It was great to see so many prospective Year 6 students and their parents join us for our open evening last night. A big thank you goes out to all our wonderful students who stayed behind after school to help give guided tours, and to each faculty for their fantastic subject area activities. We hope you…
Open week will be commencing from the 17 -21st September. Prospective parents and their children are welcome to come and meet senior staff and take part in tours which begin from 9am until 11am. If these times do not suit, feel free to contact us to arrange an alternative. Please join us on Monday 17th…
Students and staff at Oldbury Academy are celebrating after an excellent set of results in this summer’s GCSE examinations! 63% of students achieved a good pass in English, 64% of students achieved a good pass in Maths, whilst 57% of students achieved a good pass in Science. These are all considerable increases on 2017 performances.…
Students and staff at Oldbury Academy are celebrating after receiving an excellent set of A Level and BTEC results this year: 32% of A Level grades achieved were at grades A*-B, whilst 60% of BTEC grades were at Distinction level or higher. Special mention should go to Inderpal Bahia who achieved three A* grades in…
Our target for attendance is 98% and this is the minimum needed to access any rewards in school. Well done to everyone who consistently hits this target. Next term we are expecting every form group to hit this target on a weekly basis. Please take a minute to read this attendance leaflet Attendance Leaflet
A letter has been sent out regarding anti knife crime in schools and the local area. Please click the link below to view the letter. Click here to view the letter sent home
We are delighted to be supporting Youth Employment UK with the launch of their Youth Voice Census, a temperature check of how young people aged 14 – 24 are feeling on a range of issues related to employment. Youth Employment UK are the leading voice and experts on youth employment issues in the UK. They…
Please take a moment to CLICK HERE and read our bullying update for parents from Mrs Tillotson our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL). If you have any concerns that your child might be being bullied, please do not hesitate to contact us.
