Oasis Academy Hadley

Oasis Academy Hadley is a large all-through school within Oasis Community Learning, serving a highly disadvantaged community: over 61% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, SEN support is above average, and the area is significantly deprived. This full inspection found the school performing well overall, with safeguarding requirements met and most areas of provision judged strong. Pupils achieve well across all five key stages, including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, and they are well prepared for the next stage. Attendance and behaviour are strengths: leaders have removed barriers, attendance is improving and is significantly above national averages for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, and pupils behave politely in a calm, respectful school. Early years provision is particularly strong, with language-rich teaching, rigorous phonics and children leaving exceptionally well prepared for Year 1. Inclusion is central, support is put in place quickly, and leadership and governance are strong, with accurate improvement priorities and effective trust support. Personal development, enrichment and careers are well planned, and sixth-form students achieve above national averages and move on to appropriate destinations. The main area for improvement is curriculum and teaching, where some variability remains in how consistently staff apply leaders' teaching and learning strategies, particularly assessment, checking for understanding and questioning. Leaders' next step is to ensure highly effective teaching methods are embedded across all subjects and phases.

Strengths

• Strong progress and achievement across all five key stages
• Disadvantaged pupils' outcomes significantly above national averages
• Pupils with SEND achieve well from their starting points
• Attendance improving, with disadvantaged and SEND pupils above national averages
• Pupils behave well and lessons are rarely disrupted
• Early years provision is language-rich with rigorous phonics and strong preparation for Year 1
• Inclusion is central, with quick identification of needs and targeted support
• Leadership and governance are strong, with accurate priorities and effective use of data
• Personal development, enrichment and careers education are well planned
• Sixth-form students achieve above national averages and secure appropriate destinations
• Safeguarding standards are met
• Pupils describe a safe, respectful and family-like school community

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching and learning strategies, especially assessment and questioning, are not consistently embedded across all subjects and phases

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Oasis Academy Hadley attended 91.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 25.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.8% of pupils at Oasis Academy Hadley were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Oasis Academy Hadley had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 21.5% of pupils at Oasis Academy Hadley were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Oasis Academy Hadley received £9,362 and spent £9,030 for each of its 1,483 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,300,000 (£877 per pupil).

Across all 56 schools of Oasis Community Learning, income was £9,249 and spending £9,031 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Enfield · Enfield local authority: places and applications

Oasis Academy Hadley is part of Oasis Community Learning, which runs 57 schools. The nearest others:

• Oasis Academy Enfield Enfield
• Oasis School 21 Stratford
• Oasis School 360 London
• Oasis Academy Pinewood Romford
• Oasis Academy Silvertown London
• Oasis Academy South Bank Primary London
• Oasis Academy South Bank London
• Oasis Academy Surrey Square London
• Oasis Academy Ryelands London
• Oasis Academy Arena London

What is Oasis Academy Hadley's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oasis Academy Hadley is Expected standard, from an inspection in January 2026.

When was Oasis Academy Hadley last inspected by Ofsted?

Oasis Academy Hadley was last inspected in January 2026.

How many pupils does Oasis Academy Hadley have?

Oasis Academy Hadley has 1,528 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oasis Academy Hadley cover?

Oasis Academy Hadley for pupils aged 2 to 18.

What are Oasis Academy Hadley's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 40.5, and 36% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Oasis Academy Hadley's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oasis Academy Hadley?

Oasis Academy Hadley is at 143 South Street, Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 4PX.