Oldbury Academy

Oldbury Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Oldbury, West Midlands, England. It opened as a merger of Warley High School and Langley High School on 1 January 2007. The head teacher, John Martin, led the merger of the two schools from 1999 to the present day.Ofsted JudgementsThe school was deemed to be 'OUTSTANDING' during an inspection in February 2011. Since then, the school has been subject to two subsequent inspections in 2013 and 2015 in which it has been deemed 'TO REQUIRE IMPROVEMENT'. This is mainly due to a 'requires improvement' grade given in the Leadership and Management category as well as the Achievement of Pupils category. This has been the case in both the 2013 and 2015 inspections, showing no improvement even during this time of increased scrutiny from both Ofsted and HMI. Details of this can be seen in both the section 5 and 8 reports on the Ofsted website.Financial InformationDespite such falling standards, the schools annual financial statements show that in the year that the school had its outstanding judgement removed, the head teacher was given a pay rise in the region of £30,000 - £40,000. This can be seen in the financial statement submitted by the school on the bottom of page 29The 2014 financial statement shows an increase in expenditures from £12,000 in 2013 to almost £140,000 in 2014 for 'legal and professional fees' this can be seen at the top of page 29 in the 2014 annual financial statement.AwardsThe school has aimed to achieve the National Healthy Schools Award by bringing catering in-house and teaching the benefits of healthy living in lessons throughout the curriculum. As part of the school's emphasis on sports, it has been awarded funding for a School Sport Coordinator scheme. During the summer months, the school is host to West Bromwich Albion F.C. soccer camps. The school also offers numerous sporting activities throughout the year.