Ocean Academy in Poole has appointed Colleen Duggan as its new Principal. “This is my first post as Principal,” says Colleen, “and I’m...
Read more Colleen is ‘very excited’ to start first post as principal at Ocean AcademyThe accolade is given to schools within the Aspirations Academies Trust which have met the 10 rigorous performance requirements in place and have...
Read more Congratulations to Ocean Academy for creating an outstanding curriculum and achieving Lighthouse Specialism statusThomas Light wowed judges Councillor Jane Kelly and Reverend Chris Colledge with his transformation of a humble plastic planter into a colourful display...
Read more Blooming marvellous! Year 6 Jewell student wows judges with Platinum Jubilee planter as peers celebrate with tea partyNine-year-old Benoit Witt, a Year 5 pupil, encouraged his fellow students to support him in completing a sponsored mile-long walk, raising £566
Read more Young Ocean Academy student completes walk to raise hundreds for Dorset Mind & honour father who died with dementiaEver since the Sats were first introduced in 1991, there have been many criticisms levelled at them
Read more Should Sats tests return – or be abandoned forever? Loren Tharme at Ocean Academy & 3 other leaders give their verdicts to TESYear 6 students at Ocean Academy recently spent a morning discovering more about these subjects with the help of two inspiring female STEM...
Read more Cyber security, ethical hacking & product design: Female STEM experts inspire students at Ocean Academy during virtual meetStaff at a Poole primary have been rewarded with surprise Blue Peter badges for their selfless work during the country’s first coronavirus lockdown.
Read more ‘’They are the kindest people we have ever met”: Ocean Academy staff receive Blue Peter badges for lockdown after letter from studentsPrioritising STEM is a focus of all schools across the Aspirations Academies Trust as it ties in with a key ethos of the...
Read more Ocean Academy’s Creator Space to pave the way for a whole school approach towards STEM & the next generation of innovatorsTwo school boys fishing in Sandbanks rushed to the rescue of a woman in distress after tripping and breaking her ankle. And now the...
Read more ‘We’re glad we could help. She was in pain’: Meet the two Ocean Academy school boys who rushed to the aid of an injured lady at Sandbanks