Drayton School
| Established | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2007 (replaced by North Oxfordshire Academy) |
| Type | Comprehensive school |
| Location |
Drayton Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 0UD England 52°04′18″N 1°22′02″W / 52.0718°N 1.3672°WCoordinates: 52°04′18″N 1°22′02″W / 52.0718°N 1.3672°W |
| Local authority | Oxfordshire |
| Students | 650 (approx.) |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
Drayton School was a comprehensive school situated on Stratford Road in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. Established in 1973, its buildings are now occupied by the North Oxfordshire Academy which replaced Drayton School in 2007.
The school was opened in 1973 to help relieve the pupil demand for the oversubscribed Banbury School. In its first year, it was called Drayton Hall as it was affiliated to Banbury School. In 1974, it gained independent status and was renamed Drayton School. Drayton was built in three stages. The first stage was building the main "H" building, where the majority of subjects are taught. The second stage was building the Food Department and the extension of the "H" building, which included a theatre, and the English block (which used to be the maths block).
The school made local headlines in 1982 when pupils staged a rooftop protest in response to a teachers' strike.
Drayton was well known for its sports facilities, in particular the astroturf and the athletics track, both owned by Cherwell District Council. As a result, Drayton achieved a "Sportsmark" award by "Sports England".
In December 1997, Drayton was put in Special Measures by Ofsted following a poor inspection. Drayton was at the bottom of the league table for Oxfordshire, reaching an all-time low of 9% of pupils getting 5 or more A*-C grades in their GCSEs.
In September 1999, Graham Robb became headteacher of Drayton School, with a mission to remove Drayton from special measures and for the school to go through a successful Ofsted inspection.
Throughout the Special Measures period, the school received regular visits by Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools (HMI), who monitored progress closely. By 2001, weaknesses in the curriculum and in teaching and learning had been addressed and HMI judged the school to have improved enough to be removed from Special Measures.
As a result of the improvements between 1999 and 2001, the school received a ‘School Achievement Award’ in 2002. In the same year Drayton joined the "Specialist School and Academies Trust".
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