Oakbank School, Keighley
| Established | 1871 |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Headteacher | Mr David Maxwell |
| Location |
Oakworth Road Keighley West Yorkshire BD22 7DU England Coordinates: 53°51′16″N 1°55′37″W / 53.854506°N 1.926825°W |
| Local authority | City of Bradford |
| DfE number | 380/5402 |
| DfE URN | 107441 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 200 |
| Students | 1,597 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Aire, Wharfe, Worth and Ouse |
| Colours | Red, Green, Blue and Yellow |
| Website | Oakbank School |
Oakbank School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Ingrow Lane on Oakworth Road (B6143) in the west of Keighley. It became a Sports College in 1997, and gained Technology College accreditation in 2004.
Oakbank was founded from the Drake and Tonson School as Keighley Trade and Grammar School in 1871. Around 1900 it became Keighley Boys' Grammar School (KBGS) on Alice Street. Following a fire in 1962 in the Mechanics Institute (which also provided the school with its assembly hall and some classrooms) new buildings were built in 1964. Parents and staff over a 4-year period also raised £25,000 for the original swimming pool, now built over. On its move it became firstly and rather confusingly Keighley School for a few years despite still being a grammar, then in 1968 became Oakbank Grammar School with new uniform and oak leaf badge, when administered under Keighley Committee for Education. It is perhaps ironic that the name change to Oakbank Grammar coincided with its change to comprehensive status. Sixth form retained the green blazers with white stripes at this time, and a "third year sixth" was offered for Oxford and Cambridge candidates to prepare.
It became a co-educational school in 1967 with one year's intake of sixth form girls, then the following year in 1968 a comprehensive school for ages 14 to 18, under the new name Oakbank Grammar School. The move from a boys grammar school was phased over a few years with new co-ed comprehensive intakes in what was then known as the Fourth Form. It changed its name to Oakbank School in 1990. During the same period of time the school, with students aged 13 to 19, moved to its current site from Bronte Upper School. In 2000 it became a secondary school for 11- to 19-year-olds through a re-organisation of British schools.
Throughout the years the school has gained improved status and is currently a double specialist school in sports and technology, the first awarded in 2001 and the second in 2004.
The school was visited by former Minister for Sport, Gerry Sutcliffe.
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