“Ready for life – realising potential, learning respect and taking responsibility”

Welcome to the website of The Oxford Academy in Kuwait, we are proud to be an accredited Cambridge & Pearson IGCSE/AS International Academy, following the British National Curriculum from Early Years to Year 12.

At the Oxford Academy we believe that it is our role to lead by example and impart the necessary skills and attributes that will enable our students to achieve their chosen career path. This is supported by the improvement in our IGCSE results from 33% of students achieving A* to C, from 161 entries, in 2014 to 92%, from 288 entries, in 2021. This includes 67% of our students achieving the highest standard of A* or A Grades. In September 2021 we have our first ever cohort of AS students who achieved 13 A’s, 11 B’s and 2 C Grades in their January unit exams.

In today’s highly competitive and international Job market it is essential that students have developed a wide range of social and academic skills to succeed. These skills cover traditional values such as honesty, trust and respect as well as work-place skills such as organisational, entrepreneurial and team-based competencies. At Oxford Academy we target to develop these areas in all our students.

Realising potential is where the Oxford Academy provides the environment and good teaching practices that ensures that every child has the opportunity to achieve or exceed their personal and Academy based target grades in all of the subjects they study. Oxford is proud that year-on-year, our students continue to make more progress in the core and option subjects than many other schools.

Learning respect is key to success as well as recognising that everyone has a vital role to play in all successful organisations. The behavioural programme highlights and promotes to our students the value of understanding and respecting each other, which helps contribute greatly to a calm and organised learning environment where everybody’s contribution is valued.

Taking responsibility is where students take ownership for their actions and accountability for the outcomes. Oxford Students are taught in an environment that promotes and encourages them to become effective and happy members of the community. This is incorporated not only in every day lessons but also the wider Academy pastoral curriculum. Students are given the opportunity to attend programmes aimed at encouraging them to be responsible for maintaining self-awareness and emotional resilience including after school clubs, trips and positions of responsibility that will become available during their educational journey through the Academy.

By working together we will be able to provide an outstanding educational experience for all of our students. This collaboration will support each of them in their ambition to succeed at each stage of their education and the career that they choose to pursue.

I look forward to meeting with you and welcoming you to the Academy and trust the experience will be mutually rewarding and enjoyable.

Huw Rostron Principal – Oxford Academy

At Oxford Academy we have a number of subject specific and general learning equipment across Foundation, Primary and Secondary. These are being added to and improved Year on Year, as we drive to improve all the facilities and support equipment we have.

Foundation

In foundation we have a large play area with cushioned flooring for the student’s, which is also equipped with a variety of Early Years specific play equipment for the students. Each classroom is set up with work stations for the students to support one of the areas of learning through play.

Each classroom is also fitted with a projector as a large proportion of lessons are conducted through this interactive medium.

Primary

Each classroom is equipped with a project up to Year 3 and from Year 4 to Year 6 each classroom is fitted with an interactive projector. This allows lessons to be taught interactively through a variety of media.

We have a fully equipped ICT suite with 30 machines which students from 3 and above are timetabled in on a weekly basis.

We have a designated PE area for Years 1 and 2 which has the cushioned flooring and for years 3 and above a basketball court which is used for a variety of PE activities. The school also offers these facilities for after school clubs which includes Gymnastics, Basketball, Football, Roller-skating and Aerobics.

For Years 5 and 6, we have 2 designated Science Classrooms and for Year 4 to 6 a Language classroom.

Secondary

The science department have fully equippedBiology, Chemistry and Physics laboratories, plus 2 teaching classrooms. We also have a fully equipped 30 machine ICT suite. With interactive learning being a big focus all Maths, English, Art and Business rooms are installed with interactive projectors. All other classrooms have either a projector or interactive projector installed. These enable staff to bring the lesson content to life and make learning accessible for all ranges of ability.
The Secondary department has a large PE yard which allows a multitude of sport activities to be taught in large numbers or split to enable smaller groups to be taught simultaneously.

The whole school is supported by ICT, Science Technicians and Support Staff to ensure that the technology is working and up to date.

We also have a fully stocked library which is available to all sections. This is constantly being updated as reading and reading comprehension is regarded as the foundation of learning for ALL sections and ALL subject areas.