The Oakwood Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Nottingham (Nottingham).
Location
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The Oakwood Academy benefits from wonderfully spacious and light buildings, set in beautifully landscaped surroundings. This high quality provision ensures an inspiring learning environment, where our students can thrive academically and socially.
We believe examination success provides our students with the best opportunities in life, therefore we have the highest expectations of our students, and we are ambitious for them to achieve their academic potential.
SNOW ALERT - 09/01/2026 Due to the weather conditions and safety of the site, we will be opening to all students for 9.45am - gates will be open from 9.35am. Please note that Year 7 Tutor Review Meetings will take place on Thursday 15th January.
On this day, the school will close early at 2:10pm to allow tutors time to meet with parents and carers of Year 7 students to discuss progress and provide individual feedback. Happy New Year! We look forward to welcoming our students back to school on Monday 5th January. All students are required on site for 8:40am ready to learn.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Drama
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 141363
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (12 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 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 Stephen Hopkins Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Eric Adjaidoo | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Deborah Haynes Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Timothy Croft | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Keith Hirst | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Baker | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Michelle Smith | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Louise Duke | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alison Buchanan | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Daniel Zimsek | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Adam Douglas | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Gilbert | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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