Oakgrove School
Academy converter all-through school in Milton Keynes (Milton Keynes).
Location
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Headteacher's Welcome Welcome to Oakgrove School for Oakgrove School, an 'all-through' school at the heart of learning, proudly serving our local community in Milton Keynes.
Oakgrove school's ethos for setting very high academic standards in a traditional, disciplined and exceptionally well resourced environment is well known in the area, and I am fortunate to be leading a school with gifted and hardworking staff.
Parents and carers can be assured that their children will be taught by highly qualified teachers, who embrace professional development and specialise in curriculum design, with skilled associate staff who go above and beyond to support the emotional well-being of students.
We make every effort to ensure that all our students enjoy their time at Oakgrove, whether this is in the classroom, on the sports field, during after-school clubs or on the many trips offered.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Rounders
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support)
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 136454
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.3 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jason Thelwell | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Becky Burke | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Nicola Irwin-Morris | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Emma Brindle | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Taylor | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rebecca Blackwell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Katie Simpkins | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Livia Pontes | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Sabitha Nalli | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Bernard Marr | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Ms Carol Howells Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mark Sim Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Roberta Davies Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Ian Tett Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2014 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record