Oakbank School, Ryeish Green

Free school in Reading, Berkshire, England

Oakbank School
Address

Hyde End Lane Ryeish Green Reading , Berkshire , RG7 1ER England
Information
Type	Free school
Local authority	Wokingham
Trust	Anthem Schools Trust
Department for Education URN	138367 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head Teacher	Steve Jump
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Website	https://www.oakbank.anthemtrust.uk

Oakbank School is a coeducational secondary school located in the hamlet of Ryeish Green (near Spencers Wood) in Berkshire, England.^[1]

History

The first school on the site was Three Mile Cross Primary School, built in 1911. It originally taught pupils aged 5 to 14 years. Its first headmaster was Mr Reeley. After World War II, the school modernised, expanded and amalgamated with a school in Spencers Wood to become a senior school. The school later was renamed Ryeish Green School.^[2]

Between 2002 and 2006, the school saw a reduction of approximately 150 students. In 2007, an independent candidate stood in the local council elections running on a Save Ryeish Green School ticket. Although both Labour and Liberal candidates stood down in favour of him, he fell a few votes short of the Conservative candidate who supported the school's closure.^{[citation needed]} Wokingham Borough Council closed Ryeish Green in 2010.

In September 2012, Oakbank School, a free school opened on the site.^[3]

References

^ https://www.oakbank.education/
^ "Ryeish Green School : Wokingham". Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
^ Bryant, Sally (10 September 2012). "First day for new free school". Get Reading. Retrieved 10 September 2012.