title: Lincroft Academy
text: # Lincroft Academy
  
  Lincroft Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in Oakley in the English county of Bedfordshire.
  
  It was established as a secondary modern school in the early 1960s on land that was part of Oakley Grange. In the early 1970s it became a middle school educating pupils aged 9 to 13. In February 2011 the school converted to academy status and adopted its present name. In 2017 it became a secondary school educating pupils aged 11 to 16.
  
  Today the school forms part of the Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust which includes 25 schools.
  
  ## Notable former pupils
  
  * Oliver Gavin, racing driver
  * Paula Radcliffe, marathon runner and olympian
  * Nick Tandy, racing driver
  