Oasis Academy John Williams

Oasis Academy: John Williams is a secondary school with an academy status in the Hengrove district of Bristol, England. Opened in 2008, it is run by the Christian charity Oasis Trust.

Oasis Academy: John Williams
Address
Petherton Road

,
BS14 9BU

England
Coordinates51.4196°N 2.5663°W / 51.4196; -2.5663
Information
TypeAcademy
EstablishedSeptember 2008 (as Oasis Academy: Bristol)
FounderJohn Williams
Department for Education URN135663 Tables
OfstedReports
Executive PrincipalVictoria Boomer-Clark
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Colour(s)Purple
Websitehttp://www.oasisacademyjohnwilliams.org/
The school in 2011

History

Before 2008, the school was known as Hengrove Community Arts College and then Oasis Academy: Bristol, before adopting its current name in September 2010, in tribute of the school's founding Principal, John Williams, who had died of a heart attack.[1] Hengrove was one of the first Comprehensive Schools to open in Bristol in 1955. It was outstandingly successful in helping children who had not passed the eleven plus(then compulsory) to progress, many of them going on to university. It attracted teachers who were enthusiastic about the new comprehensive system, many of whom were outstanding and provided an education which was second to none. The headmaster was Dr. R.Perry.

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