North Oxfordshire Academy is a coeducational academy school in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It opened in September 2007, replacing the comprehensive Drayton School. It caters for children and young adults between the ages of 11 and 18.

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North Oxfordshire Academy
Address
Drayton Road Banbury , Oxfordshire , OX16 0UD England
Coordinates	52°04′19″N 1°22′04″W
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Type	Academy
Established	2007
Local authority	Oxfordshire
Department for Education URN	135365 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Alison Merrills
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	950 pupils (approx.)
Website	http://www.northoxfordshire-academy.org

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North Oxfordshire Academy is a part of United Learning. Pupils officially started learning at the academy on Monday 10 September 2007. Pupils had an opening ceremony on Thursday 13 September 2007 to commemorate them as the foundation (First) pupils to be in the academy. They were presented with a certificate and a badge. At the end of the summer term 2007, two of the school’s four main blocks, A Block and C block, were cleared and sealed off ready for refurbishment work that was due to start in September 2007. Its sixth form opened in September 2008. In a recent Ofsted/HMI report the officials advised that the academy had innovative strategies to improve the teaching and learning and confirmed that the academy was continuing to move in a positive direction.

When the Academy was established a new block was built with a new hall, reception, canteen and pupil support classrooms.

It was originally to be called Banbury Academy but due to opposition from Wykham Park Academy (formerly known as Banbury School), the name was changed to North Oxfordshire Academy. The cost of the academy is estimated to be around £20 million.

The academy day starts at 08:30 and finishes at 15:20 each day. The exception to this is Thursdays, which change the school day to finish at 15:30, and Fridays in which pupils finish at 14:50. The timetable consists of four 1 hour & 20 minute periods each day, and this includes one 20-minute break, one 40-minute lunch break and one tutor lesson after lunch.

• Ruth Robinson (2007–2011)
• Sara Billins (2011–2020)
• Alison Merrills (2020–present)

• Drayton School

• North Oxfordshire Academy
• United Learning Official Website
• March 2009 Ofsted/HMI Report