Okehampton College

Okehampton College
Okehampton College
Address
	Mill Road; Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1PW; England
Coordinates	50°44′10″N 3°59′56″W / 50.73623°N 3.99887°W
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Devon County Council
Trust	Dartmoor Multi-Academy Trust
Department for Education URN	145337 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Andrew Sweeney
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 18
Capacity	1,437
Houses	Oak, Elm, Maple, Ash
Website	http://www.okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk/

Okehampton College is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Okehampton in the English county of Devon.^[1]

History

Previously a foundation school administered by Devon County Council, in January 2018 Okehampton College converted to academy status and is now sponsored by the Dartmoor Multi-Academy Trust.

Admissions

Pupils are normally admitted from Boasley Cross Community Primary School, Bridestowe Primary School, Chagford CE Primary School, Exbourne CE Primary School, Hatherleigh Community Primary School, Lew Trenchard CE Primary School, Lydford School, Northlew & Ashbury Parochial Primary School, North Tawton Community Primary School, Okehampton Primary School and South Tawton Primary School.^[2] The school also operates a federation with Holsworthy Community College in Holsworthy.^[3]

Academics

Okehampton College offers GCSEs, BTECs and OCR Nationals as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels, NVQs and further BTECs.

Notable awards

Zayed Future Energy Prize - 2013 winner ^[4]
'Outstanding' OFSTED report - 2014 ^[5]

Notable former pupils

Georgina Geikie, sport shooter
Steve Holliday, businessman

References

^ "Okehampton College". E-learn.okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^ "Feeder primaries". E-learn.okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^ "About Us". Holsworthycollege.devon.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^ "Okehampton College Wins Zayed Future Energy Prize". E-learn.okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
^ "Okehampton College Receives 'Outstanding' OFSTED report". E-learn.okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

External links

Okehampton College official website

[1] "Okehampton College". E-learn.okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

[2] "Feeder primaries". E-learn.okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

[3] "About Us". Holsworthycollege.devon.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

[4] "Okehampton College Wins Zayed Future Energy Prize". E-learn.okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

[5] "Okehampton College Receives 'Outstanding' OFSTED report". E-learn.okehamptoncollege.devon.sch.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

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