Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe

Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe is a school that is performing as expected overall, following its May 2026 inspection. It is part of the Oasis Community Learning trust and has experienced significant leadership and staffing change, with all leaders appointed within the last two years. Leaders have brought much-needed stability and taken effective action to improve the curriculum and teaching. The school is inclusive, with strong early years provision, a well-organised personal development curriculum, and positive behaviour and attitudes. Safeguarding standards are met, and staff feel proud and well supported. However, two areas need attention: achievement and attendance. Pupils' outcomes in national tests have declined over recent years and are below national averages, particularly for disadvantaged pupils. Some pupils have gaps in early reading, writing and mathematics, including letter formation and handwriting. Attendance has also fallen below the national average, and persistent absence has increased, although leaders' strategies are beginning to show impact and it is too early to determine their full effect. Leaders have an accurate view of the school's strengths and areas for development and work closely with the trust to ensure improvements are manageable and sustainable. Overall, the school is on an improving trajectory with effective leadership, but must continue to address outcomes and attendance so that more pupils achieve well and attend school regularly.

Strengths

• Leaders have an accurate understanding of curriculum quality and have taken effective action to address previous shortcomings.
• Reading, writing and mathematics are prioritised, and teachers deliver a well-organised curriculum with confidence.
• Teachers routinely check what pupils know and remember, helping them build secure understanding and connect learning across the curriculum.
• Teachers adapt learning effectively for pupils with SEND and provide strategies to help them organise ideas and access learning.
• Early years provision is engaging, with high-quality interactions that develop children's language, vocabulary, problem-solving and independence.
• The school has a cohesive approach to inclusion, with strong pastoral support and well-informed decisions about support for pupils.
• Leaders have brought stability after significant change and are mindful of staff workload and wellbeing.
• The personal development curriculum, including the Oasis Habits and community projects, is well-organised and enriches pupils' learning.
• Pupils are polite, courteous and demonstrate positive attitudes to learning and behaviour around the school.
• Staff respond swiftly and skilfully to behavioural needs, and leaders act quickly to resolve rare instances of bullying.
• Pupils benefit from high-quality pastoral support, including 'The House' safe space for sharing concerns.

Areas for Improvement

• Achievement is a concern: outcomes in national tests have declined and are below national averages in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Disadvantaged pupils' performance is below national averages, with a widening disadvantage gap.
• Some pupils have not securely developed essential knowledge and skills, particularly letter formation and handwriting.
• Gaps remain in some pupils' knowledge in the early stages of reading, writing and mathematics.
• Attendance has declined to below the national average, and persistent absence has increased.
• Some pupils do not attend school regularly or arrive on time, missing important learning and opportunities to build positive relationships.
• Leaders' actions to improve attendance are beginning to have an impact, but it is too early to determine their full effect.
• More work is needed to ensure actions to develop early reading, writing and mathematics enable pupils to apply them effectively across the curriculum and make stronger progress.

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 Nunsthorpe attended 91.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 1.3% of pupils at Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Nunsthorpe had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 20.9% of pupils at Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe received £8,417 and spent £8,250 for each of its 379 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £332,000 (£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 Grimsby · North East Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

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

• Oasis Academy Wintringham Grimsby
• Oasis Academy Immingham Immingham
• Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue Scunthorpe
• Oasis Academy Parkwood Scunthorpe
• Oasis Academy Don Valley Sheffield
• Oasis Academy Fir Vale Sheffield
• Oasis Academy Watermead Sheffield
• Oasis Academy Lister Park Bradford
• Oasis Academy Leesbrook Oldham
• Oasis Academy Clarksfield Oldham

What is Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe is Needs attention, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe last inspected by Ofsted?

Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe have?

Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe has 363 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe cover?

Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 33% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe?

Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe is at Sutcliffe Avenue, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN33 1AW.