Oasis Academy Mayfield
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Oasis Academy Mayfield is a city academy
in Southampton
, England
run by Oasis Community Learning (a foundation established by the Oasis Trust
) with approximately 900 pupils.
The school operates on the site formerly occupied Grove Park Business and Enterprise College
. Years 10 and 11 moved to the Grove Park site in September 2011 and will until February 2012 when they are expected to occupy the new building.
insectors were called to investigate the school after more criticism from the local MP
, John Denham and local Labour
councillors. Several parents have transferred pupils to other local schools, including Chamberlayne College for the Arts. After a meeting between parents and local MP
, John Denham, headteacher Ruth Johnson resigned, to be replaced by John Toland on 24 November 2008. The school was extensively criticised in Private Eye as a bad example of Labour's City Academies scheme.
John Toland officially took the title of Principal on Monday 2 March 2009 after spending time as Acting Principal following the resignation of Ruth Johnson.
The 2010 Department for Education School Performance Tables released on 12 January 2011 rated the school the worst in the country according to its Key Stage 2 to 4 contextual value added measure. Taking into account factors including pupils’ gender, mobility and levels of deprivation, pupils make less progress than at any other secondary school in England.
Academy (England)
In the education system of England, an academy is a school that is directly funded by central government and independent of control by local government in England. An academy may receive additional support from personal or corporate sponsors, either financially or in kind...
in Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
, England
England
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run by Oasis Community Learning (a foundation established by the Oasis Trust
Oasis Trust
Oasis Trust is a UK-based Christian registered charity. It was founded by Rev Steve Chalke in August 1985, who had been assistant minister at Tonbridge Baptist Church, Kent, for four years...
) with approximately 900 pupils.
The school operates on the site formerly occupied Grove Park Business and Enterprise College
Grove Park Business and Enterprise College
Grove Park Business and Enterprise College, previously known as Weston Boys School, was a comprehensive school in east Southampton, Hampshire, in the south of England. The school was closed in 2008 to make way for Oasis Academy Mayfield. The most recent Ofsted inspection was on 17 May 2004...
. Years 10 and 11 moved to the Grove Park site in September 2011 and will until February 2012 when they are expected to occupy the new building.
Difficulties
The school was criticised by parents and teachers after an alleged 150 pupils (the figure was later revised to 40) reportedly caused hundreds of pounds of damage, including multiple smashed windows on the Porchester Road site. OfstedOfsted
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insectors were called to investigate the school after more criticism from the local MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, John Denham and local Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
councillors. Several parents have transferred pupils to other local schools, including Chamberlayne College for the Arts. After a meeting between parents and local MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, John Denham, headteacher Ruth Johnson resigned, to be replaced by John Toland on 24 November 2008. The school was extensively criticised in Private Eye as a bad example of Labour's City Academies scheme.
John Toland officially took the title of Principal on Monday 2 March 2009 after spending time as Acting Principal following the resignation of Ruth Johnson.
The 2010 Department for Education School Performance Tables released on 12 January 2011 rated the school the worst in the country according to its Key Stage 2 to 4 contextual value added measure. Taking into account factors including pupils’ gender, mobility and levels of deprivation, pupils make less progress than at any other secondary school in England.