Oasis Academy Parkwood

Oasis Academy Parkwood is a school that is performing well, maintaining the standards established in its previous inspection. It is deeply embedded in its community, fostering positive relationships with pupils and families, which aids in pupil integration and support. The school prides itself on its calm and supportive environment where pupils generally achieve well, especially in early reading and special educational needs support. However, concerns have been noted regarding the achievement of disadvantaged pupils, particularly in recent national assessments, indicating an area that requires focused attention moving forward.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff, pupils, and families.
• Effective implementation of the curriculum tailored to pupil needs.
• High expectations of pupil behavior leading to a calm learning environment.
• Successful prioritization of reading and phonics teaching.
• Robust support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Positive contributions from pupils to the school's community.

Areas for Improvement

• Disadvantaged pupils' performance below national averages in reading and mathematics.
• Lack of clarity on the impact of the broader curriculum on pupil learning.

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 Parkwood attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.3% 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, 1.7% of pupils at Oasis Academy Parkwood 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 Parkwood had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.9% 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, 14.6% of pupils at Oasis Academy Parkwood were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Parkwood received £8,142 and spent £8,180 for each of its 282 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £247,000 (£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 Scunthorpe · North Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

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

• Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue Scunthorpe
• Oasis Academy Immingham Immingham
• Oasis Academy Nunsthorpe Grimsby
• Oasis Academy Wintringham Grimsby
• 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 Parkwood's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oasis Academy Parkwood is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Oasis Academy Parkwood last inspected by Ofsted?

Oasis Academy Parkwood was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Oasis Academy Parkwood have?

Oasis Academy Parkwood has 274 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oasis Academy Parkwood cover?

Oasis Academy Parkwood for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oasis Academy Parkwood?

Oasis Academy Parkwood is at Plymouth Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1SS.