Oasis Charitable Trust, which runs 52 academies across England, was chosen to operate the secure school on the site of Medway secure training centre (STC) in Kent.
Medway is expected to accommodate up to 64 boys and girls aged between 12 and 17, who are either serving a custodial sentence or on remand.
In a statement on its website, the global non-profit organisation promises to put "redemption at the heart of youth custodial system".
Oasis founder Rev Steve Chalke, a Baptist minister, has previously called for the church to accept stable gay relationships.
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