Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants

Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants continues to perform well as a good school with a nurturing environment that fosters a love for learning among its pupils. The school has successfully designed a curriculum that effectively supports both the personal and academic growth of students from Nursery to Year 2, ensuring they are well-prepared for their next educational stages. The positive relationships between staff and students contribute to a harmonious school atmosphere where students feel safe and valued.

Strengths

• Strong leadership and a caring ethos
• Well-structured learning programs from Nursery through Year 2
• Effective personal and social development activities
• Good behaviour and relationships among pupils and staff
• Clear strategies in place for early reading and staff development
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities

Areas for Improvement

• Deterioration in handwriting standards post COVID-19
• Inconsistent implementation of the writing element of the English curriculum

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 Blakenhale Infants attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.3% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants 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 Blakenhale Infants had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.1% 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, 13.8% of pupils at Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.4% 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 Blakenhale Infants received £7,274 and spent £7,487 for each of its 241 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £211,000 (£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 Blakenhale Infants is part of Oasis Community Learning, which runs 57 schools. The nearest others:

• Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior Birmingham
• Oasis Academy Hobmoor Birmingham
• Oasis Academy Woodview Birmingham
• Oasis Academy Short Heath Birmingham
• Oasis Academy Benson Birmingham
• Oasis Academy Boulton Birmingham
• Oasis Academy Foundry Birmingham
• Oasis Academy Wattville Birmingham
• Oasis Academy Warndon Worcester
• Oasis Academy Don Valley Sheffield

What is Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants last inspected by Ofsted?

Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants have?

Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants has 246 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants cover?

Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants?

Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants is at Blakenhale Road, Garrett's Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 0XD.