OFSTED
14 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
1 November 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
17 December 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Croydon
Trust
OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
310
310 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
119
38.4% of pupils
Male pupils
191
61.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
29.4 pts
above England
School
54.2%
Croydon
27.2%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
31.0 pts
above England
School
51.3%
Croydon
29.6%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Croydon
0.4%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
19.4%
60
White British
18.1%
56
Any other ethnic group
16.5%
51
Any other White background
11.9%
37
Caribbean
9.4%
29
White and Black Caribbean
5.8%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
33.2%
103 of
310 pupils
12.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
37.6
1.6 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.50 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.47%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.25 pts
higher than
England
School
10.47%
Croydon
6.77%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.99%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.18 pts
higher than
England
School
32.99%
Croydon
19.05%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.35%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.54 pts
higher than
England
School
4.35%
Croydon
2.11%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
34.4%
57.9 pts
below England
Oasis Academy Arena
34.4%
Croydon
79.6%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.