Oak Bank School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Oak Bank School
Address: Sandy Lane
Town/City: Leighton Buzzard
County: Bedfordshire
Postcode: LU7 3BE
Telephone Number: 01525 374559
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Ages 9-19
Type: Academy special converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
Trust: Oak Bank School

Staff and pupils

Executive Head: Mr Philip Collier
Capacity: 127
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 123 (86% boys & 14% girls)
Enrollment: 97% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 67.6%

SEN Provisions

  • SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Location and administration

URN: 140286
DfE Number: 823/7018
UKPRN: 10043921
UPRN: 100081006037
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Central Bedfordshire (E06000056)
Constituency: Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (E14001206)
Electoral Ward: Leighton-Linslade North (E05014414)

Easting & Northing: 492259E, 227265N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 56' 12.8" N 0° 39' 33.41" W
Plus Code: 9C3XW8PR+Q7

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Heathwood Lower School (0.2km)
  2. Dovery Academy (0.4km)
  3. St Leonards CE Academy (1.1km)
  4. Vandyke Upper School (1.4km)
  5. Gilbert Inglefield Academy (1.4km)
  6. The Rushmere Park Academy (1.5km)
  7. Benjamin College (2.0km)
  8. The Mary Bassett Lower School (2.1km)
  9. Beaudesert Lower School (2.1km)
  10. Clipstone Brook Lower School (2.3km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mr Peter Dennis Banwell - Member. Appointed on 9 January 2023 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Louise Burton - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 May 2024.
  • Mr Phil Collier - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2022 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
  • Mr Philip Collier - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2023.
  • Mrs Beverley Dass - Trustee. Appointed on 9 January 2023 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 3 July 2026.
  • Mr Jonathan Hull - Trustee. Appointed on 9 December 2024 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 8 December 2028.
  • Mr Richard Johnson - Trustee. Appointed on 9 January 2023 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 8 January 2027.
  • Mr John Langdon - Trustee. Appointed on 30 January 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 29 January 2028.
  • Mr John Langdon - Member. Appointed on 17 June 2022 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Brian Mathews - Member. Appointed on 23 February 2022 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Catherine Marie Reid - Trustee. Appointed on 23 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 March 2030.
  • Mrs Catherine Roots - Member. Appointed on 17 June 2022 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mr Michael Rowland - Trustee. Appointed on 24 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 March 2029.
  • Mr Mike Rowland - Member. Appointed on 1 November 2013 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Mr Ian Summerfield - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 1 September 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2030.
  • Mr Ian Summerfield - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 24 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
  • Mr Edward Syrett - Trustee. Appointed on 6 July 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 July 2030.
  • Mr Christopher Turner - Trustee. Appointed on 14 September 2023 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 13 September 2027.
  • Mrs Marion Louisa Wright - Trustee. Appointed on 24 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 March 2029.