Oasis Academy New Oak

Oasis Academy New Oak is a small, inclusive primary school at the heart of its community, serving a high proportion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and disadvantaged pupils. The school is part of Oasis Community Learning and has two specialist provisions: 'the orchard' for pupils with autism and 'The Deaf Learning Base' for pupils who are deaf or have a hearing impairment. Safeguarding standards are met. Inspectors found strong standards in attendance and behaviour, inclusion, and personal development and wellbeing, while achievement, curriculum and teaching, and leadership and governance were judged as expected standard. Early years was the only area needing attention. The school's strengths are considerable. Leaders have created a culture of high expectations, particularly for pupils with SEND and those who are disadvantaged, and disadvantaged pupils' attainment and progress are a real strength. Attendance and behaviour are strong, with pupils polite, respectful, and eager to learn, and persistent absence has improved to be close to national averages. Personal development is a strength, with a broad programme that prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain, and the pastoral offer is highly effective. Staff feel well supported, and parents speak positively about the school's role in the community. The main concern is the early years provision, where children do not develop knowledge deeply enough and miss opportunities to build language and vocabulary, leaving gaps by the end of Reception. Across other subjects, some pupils do not build knowledge to the same depth, and there is variability in how well teachers check pupils' knowledge and use assessment to inform future learning. Handwriting and letter formation are inconsistent in some pupils' books. Leaders need to address these areas to ensure all pupils achieve consistently well.

Strengths

• Strong attendance and behaviour, with improvements close to national averages.
• Exceptional support for pupils with SEND, including in the 'orchard' and 'The Deaf Learning Base'.
• Inclusive culture with high expectations for all pupils, particularly those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
• Disadvantaged pupils' attainment and progress are a real strength.
• Comprehensive personal development programme that prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain.
• Pastoral care is a strength, positively impacting learning, behaviour, and attendance.
• Pupils are polite, respectful, and eager to learn, with rare bullying handled quickly.
• Effective leadership and governance, with strong trust support and rigorous accountability.
• Positive relationships with parents and the local community.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open and positive culture.

Areas for Improvement

• Early years provision needs attention: children do not develop knowledge deeply enough and are not well prepared for Year 1.
• Missed opportunities in early years to develop children's language and vocabulary through high-quality interactions.
• Some subjects do not build pupils' knowledge to sufficient depth, limiting their ability to make links with prior learning.
• Inconsistent use of assessment across subjects to inform future learning.
• Variability in how well teachers check pupils' knowledge, hindering progress for some pupils.
• Inconsistent handwriting and letter formation in some pupils' books.

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 New Oak attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.0% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Oasis Academy New Oak were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 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 New Oak had 13.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.0% 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, 18.6% of pupils at Oasis Academy New Oak were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 25.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 28 pupils and resourced provision with 3 pupils.

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 New Oak received £10,136 and spent £11,150 for each of its 222 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £195,000 (£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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Oasis Academy New Oak is part of Oasis Community Learning, which runs 57 schools. The nearest others:

• Oasis Academy John Williams Bristol
• Oasis Academy Daventry Road Bristol
• Oasis Academy Connaught Bristol
• Oasis Academy Marksbury Road Bedminster
• Oasis Academy Brislington Bristol
• Oasis Academy Temple Quarter Bristol
• Oasis Academy Brightstowe Bristol
• Oasis Academy Long Cross Bristol
• Oasis Academy Bank Leaze Bristol
• Oasis Academy Warndon Worcester

What is Oasis Academy New Oak's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oasis Academy New Oak is Needs attention, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Oasis Academy New Oak last inspected by Ofsted?

Oasis Academy New Oak was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Oasis Academy New Oak have?

Oasis Academy New Oak has 210 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oasis Academy New Oak cover?

Oasis Academy New Oak for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oasis Academy New Oak?

Oasis Academy New Oak is at Walsh Avenue, Hengrove, Bristol, BS14 9SN.