Oasis Academy Short Heath

Oasis Academy Short Heath continues to demonstrate strong performance as a good school. The academic environment is bolstered by strong community ties, fostering a safe and encouraging atmosphere for learning. The school has made significant strides in supporting students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), evident in the positive feedback from parents. Pupils benefit from a diverse curriculum and show enthusiasm in their learning processes, particularly in early reading and mathematics, where they achieve well. However, the recent changes in curriculum delivery concerning foundation subjects mean that pupils sometimes struggle to connect and recall prior knowledge effectively across all subjects.

Strengths

• Strong relationships and high aspirations for pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning.
• Well-delivered phonics program helping early reading skills.
• Diverse curriculum leading to achievements in English and mathematics.

Areas for Improvement

• Recent curriculum changes hinder consistency in recalling knowledge in foundation subjects.

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 Short Heath attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.4% 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 Short Heath 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 Short Heath had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.6% 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, 19.9% of pupils at Oasis Academy Short Heath 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 Short Heath received £7,445 and spent £7,714 for each of its 438 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £384,000 (£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 Short Heath is part of Oasis Community Learning, which runs 57 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Oasis Academy Short Heath's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oasis Academy Short Heath is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Oasis Academy Short Heath last inspected by Ofsted?

Oasis Academy Short Heath was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Oasis Academy Short Heath have?

Oasis Academy Short Heath has 427 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oasis Academy Short Heath cover?

Oasis Academy Short Heath for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oasis Academy Short Heath?

Oasis Academy Short Heath is at Streetly Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5JP.