Oasis Academy Ryelands

Oasis Academy Ryelands continues to showcase strong performance as a good school, with pupils expressing pride in their educational experiences. The leadership has established a challenging curriculum that promotes both academic and personal development. Pupils are actively engaged in their learning, benefiting from various enrichment activities and opportunities to take on leadership roles within the school community. Additionally, the school's commitment to promoting good behavior and values among students contributes positively to the overall atmosphere of the school. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly regarding the implementation of new curriculum plans in certain subjects. While leaders have created effective frameworks for student learning, inconsistencies in the application of these plans may lead to knowledge gaps for some students. The inspection also highlighted the importance of ensuring that all educational strategies are fully operational to guarantee a uniformly high standard of education across the board.

Strengths

• Pupils display pride in their school and learning experiences.
• Leaders provide an ambitious curriculum with high aspirations for all pupils.
• Exceptional opportunities for personal development and leadership roles.
• Strong focus on reading, with pupils actively engaged in phonics lessons.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Teachers check understanding and address misconceptions in a timely manner.
• Safe and calm learning environment with good behavior among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in the implementation of new curriculum plans lead to gaps in knowledge.

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 Ryelands attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.2% 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 Ryelands 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 Ryelands had 24.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.7% 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, 11.5% of pupils at Oasis Academy Ryelands were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% 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 Ryelands received £7,084 and spent £6,761 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 Ryelands is part of Oasis Community Learning, which runs 57 schools. The nearest others:

• Oasis Academy Arena London
• Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary Croydon
• Oasis Academy Shirley Park Croydon
• Oasis Academy Byron Coulsdon
• Oasis Academy Surrey Square London
• Oasis Academy Coulsdon Croydon
• Oasis Academy South Bank London
• Oasis Academy South Bank Primary London
• Oasis Academy Silvertown London
• Oasis School 360 London

What is Oasis Academy Ryelands's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oasis Academy Ryelands is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Oasis Academy Ryelands last inspected by Ofsted?

Oasis Academy Ryelands was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Oasis Academy Ryelands have?

Oasis Academy Ryelands has 425 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oasis Academy Ryelands cover?

Oasis Academy Ryelands for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oasis Academy Ryelands?

Oasis Academy Ryelands is at Oakley Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 4XG.