I remember clearly the Open Day I attended at Oxford Academy before I sat the entrance exam. This school felt like a warm and happy place compared to some of the other schools, I had visited.
What do you like best about The Oxford Academy?
My tutor, my teachers, and hot the lunches.
What have been your highlights so far?
Having pizzas with Mrs Ward as a reward for doing all my assessments earlier this year.
What lessons and activities do you enjoy at The Oxford Academy?
Maths (Mr Biggs is brilliant), trampolining, and rounders club.
What would you tell someone thinking of coming to The Oxford Academy?
Come here because you're going to meet great people. You'll get lots of support from your teachers and everyone else who works here.
What makes The Oxford Academy special?
Mr Rogers' suits.
What has been your proudest moment or biggest achievement here at The Oxford Academy?
Being one of the people who had most credits at the end of Yr7. We got to watch a great film and miss some lessons!
What are your goals for the future?
I know this sounds a bit obvious, but I'd really like to be a teacher!
What do you like best about The Oxford Academy?
Maths lessons are my favourite. I also enjoy spending time with friends at break time.
What lessons and activities do you enjoy at The Oxford Academy?
I enjoy Maths and English lessons and feel I am doing well
What has been your proudest moment or biggest achievement here at The Oxford Academy?
What would you tell someone thinking of coming to The Oxford Academy?
It is a good school and you will enjoy your time here
What makes The Oxford Academy special?
My friends, I have made good friends here and I enjoy spending time with them
What has been your proudest moment or biggest achievement here at The Oxford Academy?
Postcards home from teachers when I have been doing well and the credit system is good as you can spend your credits on good things like cinema tickets!
What are your goals for the future?
To acheive good grade and to get an engineering apprenticeship at BMW
What do you like best about The Oxford Academy?
The range of subjects on offer is good. My favourite option subjects are triple science and graphics.
What lessons and activities do you enjoy at The Oxford Academy?
I really like Science, Graphics and Sport. We do 2 hours of PE every week and there are lots of clubs to join
What have been your highlights so far?
Getting student of the year in the end of year awards assembly in Y8
What would you tell someone thinking of coming to The Oxford Academy?
The PE teachers are really supportive and welcoming. The teachers are there to help!
What makes The Oxford Academy special?
The caring support staff
What has been your proudest moment or biggest achievement here at The Oxford Academy?
Going to nationals for rounders in Leicester. Representing the school against the best teams in the country.
What are your goals for the future?
Getting good grades and going on to university to study medicine and become a surgeon
I joined The Oxford Academy in Yr 12 in Sixth Form, having lived in Portugal. My older English cousin studied at TOA6 and recommended it to me.
I really like the community feel of the Sixth Form and we often have small celebrations which are really good fun and get-togethers. I study Sociology and really like the teachers and we often have really thought provoking discussions. I also study Art, which I have enjoyed since being a small child.
I am not sure what I am going to do in the future, but I have made some really good friends since joining The Oxford Academy.
I have been at the school since year 7. I enjoy Sixth Form as you are given the chance to study the subjects you really enjoy, it is a good mix of being hard work but also ‘laid back’. It has been really helpful having lots of opportunity on writing personal statements and CVs.
There are some really great teachers in Sixth Form and I have recommended it to my twin brothers who are coming in September.
I have had lots of fun moments at the school and particularly on Red Nose Day.
I am aiming to become a football coach.
What do you like best about The Oxford Academy?
At The Oxford Academy there are a wide variety of clubs you can choose from.
What have been your highlights so far?
I have enjoyed making new friends as none of my close friends came to our school.
What lessons and activities do you enjoy at The Oxford Academy?
I really enjoy PE and Drama. They interest me and I find them extremely enjoyable.
What would you tell someone thinking of coming to The Oxford Academy?
I would tell someone thinking of coming to The Oxford Academy that it has great opportunities and it will build up your confidence.
What makes The Oxford Academy special?
You can talk to lots of people if you want someone to talk to.
What has been your proudest moment or biggest achievement here at The Oxford Academy?
I am proud of the progress I have made in particular subjects such as English and Drama.
What are your goals for the future?
My goals in life are to either become a voice actor, an actor, or an astrophysicist.
What do you like best about The Oxford Academy?
I like the fact that when you work hard at The Oxford Academy it is appreciated and acknowledged.
What have been your highlights so far?
My highlights have been winning chocolate and our year group earning an ice cream van for having the cleanest break area.
What lessons and activities do you enjoy at The Oxford Academy?
At The Oxford Academy I really enjoy Art and Drama as you have the opportunity to be as creative as you want. Also PE because of the amazing facilities we have at our school like the dome for example.
What would you tell someone thinking of coming to The Oxford Academy?
I would tell someone thinking of coming to The Oxford Academy that our school is very diverse, inclusive and accepting of everybody so you never have to worry about being yourself.
What makes The Oxford Academy special?
The thing that makes The Oxford Academy special is there are so many people you can go to if you are having problems with anything at all and they will try their best to sort it out.
What has been your proudest moment or biggest achievement here at The Oxford Academy?
I’ve nearly reached the end of year 7 and I have 0 behaviour points and 128 achievement points.
What are your goals for the future?
There are many things I want in life, acting is one thing I have thought about.
What do you like best about The Oxford Academy?
The teachers are really nice and the lessons are good.
What have been your highlights so far?
When we had an ice cream van come to school because our break area was the tidiest in the school.
What lessons and activities do you enjoy at The Oxford Academy?
I really like DT because we are doing woodwork at the moment and I really like PE, I love being outside. I really enjoy practical tasks.
What would you tell someone thinking of coming to The Oxford Academy?
I love the teachers because they are really nice.
What makes The Oxford Academy special?
The Oxford Academy is special because the teachers help you.
What has been your proudest moment or biggest achievement here at The Oxford Academy?
I was really proud when I completed the 1800 meter running in PE.
What are your goals for the future?
I would really like to be an athlete.
What do you like best about The Oxford Academy?
Sports Facilities and opportunities
What have been your highlights so far?
Winning the County Cup in Year 7
What lessons and activities do you enjoy at The Oxford Academy?
PE and Football
What would you tell someone thinking of coming to The Oxford Academy?
Its quite modern, cleanm and safe
What makes The Oxford Academy special?
Its community
What has been your proudest moment or biggest achievement here at The Oxford Academy?
Winning the County Cup
What are your goals for the future?
Having lots of money.
I am Seb. I am a year 9 student at the Oxford Academy. I started here in year 7 and I think that the Oxford Academy is a great school because of the facilities that we have on offer. I really enjoy football and using the 3G pitches for PE and after school clubs are good fun. I play on the year 9 boys team so having good facilities to practice on makes us a better team. We have won two games so far this year and are hoping to win lots more. We have a football club each Thursday after school and then we do fitness work in PE lessons both of which I really enjoy. I play football with a local team as well and we train in Blackbird Leys twice a week.
Things that I enjoy the most at TOA are the mix of lessons that I get to do in year 9. My favourites are Geography and PE. I want to choose them for my GCSE options later in the year. I am not sure what I want to do when I leave school so I am enjoying having a go at lots of different subjects this year. We are learning about different careers at the minute in PSHCE which is making me think about what subjects I would like to do next year.
Hi I am Imogen. I am a year 9 student at TOA. I think that the best thing about being a student at the Oxford Academy is the opportunities that people get. Some examples of these opportunities are the trips on offer. There is a skiing trip next Easter that students can get involved with. There is a trip to France to help students that are studying French. There is a whole range of activities that happen every day after school. Our tutors show us the timetable each week so that we can plan what we would like to go to. I hope to go on the trip to France as I am really enjoying my French lessons
I enjoy my lessons because they are interactive and the teachers are really helpful. The subjects that I enjoy the most are Geography and French. I get to choose my GCSE options this year but I am unsure what I would like to choose yet. Year 9s will get the chance to speak to our teachers about this before we make any choices. There is a parents options evening so that I can speak to my parents about what is on offer. I also like that we have awards assemblies, last year I won a certificate for being one of the students with the most credits in the year group.
