Oakwood Technology College
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| Motto | Inspired to Achieve |
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| Established | September 8, 1952 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | David Naisbitt |
| Chair of Governors | Tracey Briggs |
| Location |
Moorgate Road Rotherham South Yorkshire S60 2UH England Coordinates: 53°24′59″N 1°20′45″W / 53.41634°N 1.34572°W |
| Local authority | Rotherham |
| DfE number | 372/4003 |
| DfE URN | 140459 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 165 |
| Capacity | 1,050 |
| Students | 1,030 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Aspen, Beech, Larch, Rowan and Willow |
| Colours | Blue and grey |
| Publication | Oakleaf |
| Former names | Oakwood Technical High School for Boys (1952–1960) Oakwood Technical High School for Girls (1953–1960) Oakwood School for Boys (1960–1967) Oakwood School for Girls (1960–1967) Oakwood School (1967–1975) Oakwood Comprehensive School (1975–1991) Oakwood School (1991–2001) Oakwood Technology College (2001–2012) |
| Website | www |
Oakwood High School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated on Moorgate Road and receives children from a number of primary schools throughout Rotherham.
In 2016, 1,203 students attended the school in Year 7 to Year 11.
Oakwood began life as two separate single-sex 11–18 secondary technical schools. Oakwood Technical High School for Boys, occupying what is now the Oaklands end of the school building, opened on 8 September 1952 with 192 first-year students. In 1953, it was joined by Oakwood Technical High School for Girls in what is now the Woodlands area of the building. The schools shared catering facilities, making the dining room the divide between the boys' and girls' schools.
The two technical schools were part of central Rotherham's tripartite system of secondary education. Students leaving primary school would take the Eleven plus exam. Those who showed strong academic ability would go to either Rotherham Grammar School if they were male or Rotherham Girls' High School if they were female. Those showing an aptitude for technology would attend one of the Oakwood Technical High Schools. The remainder would attend South Grove Secondary Modern School or Spurley Hey Secondary Modern School. Rotherham was unusual in that it fully implemented the tripartite system; many areas did not build technical schools, making grammar schools or secondary modern schools the only options available.
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