Oasis Academy Lister Park

Oasis Academy Lister Park continues to maintain a good standard of education, demonstrating a strong commitment to creating a nurturing environment where positive relationships flourish. The school effectively supports pupils' learning and well-being, with a curriculum designed to prepare them for future endeavors—with notable leadership backing from the Oasis Community Learning trust. However, despite the high-quality education provided, challenges remain in addressing low attendance rates and ensuring that pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive adequate support to thrive academically.

Strengths

• High-quality education provided to pupils and sixth form students.
• Strong community relations foster a caring atmosphere.
• Ambitious and well-organized curriculum that extends beyond national expectations.
• Positive learning environments created by knowledgeable teachers.
• Increased range of enrichment activities for pupils.
• Effective prioritization of reading and vocabulary teaching.

Areas for Improvement

• Low attendance rates affecting some pupils' education.
• Inconsistent support for pupils with SEND, resulting in unmet learning gaps.

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 Lister Park attended 86.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 44.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 9.1% of pupils at Oasis Academy Lister Park were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 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 Lister Park had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 42.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 16.0% of pupils at Oasis Academy Lister Park were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 12 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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Oasis Academy Lister Park received £10,177 and spent £9,078 for each of its 767 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £673,000 (£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 Bradford · Bradford local authority: places and applications

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

• Oasis Academy Clarksfield Oldham
• Oasis Academy Leesbrook Oldham
• Oasis Academy Oldham Oldham
• Oasis Academy Limeside Oldham
• Oasis Academy Broadoak Ashton-Under-Lyne
• Oasis Academy Harpur Mount Manchester
• Oasis Academy Temple Manchester
• Oasis Academy Aspinal Manchester
• Oasis Academy Watermead Sheffield
• Oasis Academy Fir Vale Sheffield

What is Oasis Academy Lister Park's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oasis Academy Lister Park is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Oasis Academy Lister Park last inspected by Ofsted?

Oasis Academy Lister Park was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Oasis Academy Lister Park have?

Oasis Academy Lister Park has 732 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oasis Academy Lister Park cover?

Oasis Academy Lister Park for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Oasis Academy Lister Park's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 35.7, and 29% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Oasis Academy Lister Park?

Oasis Academy Lister Park is at North Avenue, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 7ND.