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Nurture
We provide the environment and an experience that cares for and looks after every student in the school, encouraging everyone in the school community to be the best version of themselves.
Support
We provide the right level of personalised support to enable every student to flourish and fulfil their full potential in every aspect of their school life.
Excellence
Every member of the school community aims for excellence in everything they do.
Welcome to Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
As the Principal of Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the school’s website. OBA is a happy, caring school where our students are at the centre of everything we do. I lead the school with my Senior Leadership Team.
We have very high expectations and aspirations for everybody in our school community and hold an ambition through our vision for OBA to be one of the country’s best schools. The school has enjoyed several years of success. In 2018 we were listed in the top three schools in Halton for our Progress 8 score, and have been the best school in Runcorn for this measure in each of the last two years. Our Sixth Form results are outstanding. In 2018, At A level, the average grade awarded was a C+, with 20% of all A level grades an A*-A.
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17 January 202017/01/206th Form application
Applications now Open! Click here for Application Form
17 January 202017/01/20Elevate returns!
Year 11 completed their second workshop in the final week of the Autumn term with a focus on how to time-manage effectively. Students left the workshop equipped with the skills to create their own timetable for revision purposes to utilise in the build-up to the exam season. Miss Dutton sai...
20 December 201920/12/19Acts of Christmas Kindness
On Tuesday 17th December, Year 10 students represented Team OBA to carry out random acts of Christmas kindness. The group led by Head of Year Miss Porschke and Assistant Head of Year Mr Milne, visited ASDA Runcorn where they used money raised by staff and students in school to pay for cust...
12 December 201912/12/19panto trip
The wish was granted at St Helens’ Magical Christmas Panto! Ohhhhh yes it was! #Aladdin #teamOBA
6 December 201906/12/19Year 10 Geography Field Trip
On Monday 25th November 60 Year 10 geography students took to the streets of Chester to carry out their Urban Fieldwork. The trip involved geographers collecting data along a transect from the city centre and students looked at the relationship between land use and environmental quality thro...
4 December 201904/12/19e-safety
Our E-Safety coordinator Mr Hussey has just spent two days in Belgium as the only UK teacher at a large worldwide conference on E-Safety. He is now very much looking forward to implementing his findings at school!
25 November 201925/11/19School of rock
Tickets for our production of “School of Rock - The Musical” are now on sale! Dates: Tuesday 10th, Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th December 2019 @ 7pm Price:£4 per ticket https://obaschoolofrock.eventbrite.co.uk
5 November 201905/11/19Electronics Club
4 November 201904/11/19Christmas Market
4 October 201904/10/19Ice Cream Friday
- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EObqaiHW4AAMIbv.jpg16 January 202016/01/20
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Information Notice - New Youth Zone opening times: The Youth Zone will now run every Saturday from 2-4pm from Saturday 18th January 2020. https://t.co/qFjRLCRHGc
- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOWnJKjWAAA5XoD.jpg15 January 202015/01/20
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Thought For The Week #respect #community #theobaway #teamoba #obafamily https://t.co/YzVTUgQCNh
- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EORM72eWsAIUXmJ.jpg14 January 202014/01/20
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These 5 students achieved the top #obaway scores across the whole academy last term - what an achievement, well done all! #teamoba #obafamily https://t.co/tc3XMxGq5M
- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EN8FuTKXUAA7oyM.jpg10 January 202010/01/20
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Congratulations to our first #HCF recipients of 2020! Not everyone who received the treat is in this photo but Mrs Snagg enjoyed sharing the reward with a bumper amount of students this morning! #teamoba #obafamily https://t.co/zLECxOsYfo
- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EN8FdxAXUAIB6rH.jpg10 January 202010/01/20
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Our popular Saturday project starts again tomorrow morning. Tomorrow's activities for Year 6 include taking on the role of a microbiologist in the OBA science labs and cooking up some French cuisine in the catering kitchen! #ATW #saturdayacademy #community #teamoba #obafamily https://t.co/T3d16nhSFs
- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EN283lnXsAQ-1mQ.jpg9 January 202009/01/20
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Notice for Year 11 - Progress Evening is next week & appointment slips are now out for students to book in times with all of their teachers. #teamoba #obafamily https://t.co/M2WkYl66r7
- 9 January 202009/01/20
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Well done Nancy and Emily! #teamoba #obafamily https://t.co/86jUgbDjTa
- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENxjKPJXsAExMP_.jpg8 January 202008/01/20
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Good luck to OBA's Public Speaking Group as they take part in the internal heat of @OrmistonAcads #MakeYourselfHeard competition tomorrow morning. The 2 finalists will then compete in the regional heat in the coming months. #teamoba #obafamily https://t.co/0YH5DqshIM
- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENtFOWvWsAAhZmu.jpg7 January 202007/01/20
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Thought For The Week #teamoba #obafamily https://t.co/moW1ymHqG0
- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENn-0DMW4AYKoPU.jpg6 January 202006/01/20
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We are looking forward to seeing everyone back at school tomorrow morning! #teamoba #obafamily https://t.co/iLmOYGHxwC
