Oasis Academy Leesbrook

Oasis Academy Leesbrook has demonstrated good overall effectiveness in its first inspection, showcasing a committed approach to providing a high-quality education for its students. The school emphasizes the importance of a diverse and inclusive community, creating a sense of belonging among its pupils. With high expectations for behavior and a focus on personal development, students feel safe and supported. Additionally, the academy offers a broad curriculum designed to foster both academic and extracurricular engagement, with many pupils participating in various activities and leadership opportunities.

Strengths

• Pupils feel proud of the school’s diverse community.
• Leaders are highly ambitious for students to achieve well.
• A majority of pupils participate in extracurricular activities weekly.
• Teachers have strong knowledge of the curriculum.
• Assessment strategies are used effectively to support learning.
• Safeguarding arrangements are robust and effective.
• A calm and focused school atmosphere supports learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not adequately check pupil knowledge retention.
• Identifying needs of pupils with SEND is not always timely.

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 Leesbrook attended 91.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.4% 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, 11.9% of pupils at Oasis Academy Leesbrook were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 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 Leesbrook had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.5% 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, 11.8% of pupils at Oasis Academy Leesbrook were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 Leesbrook received £9,991 and spent £9,390 for each of its 1,257 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,102,000 (£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 Oldham · Oldham local authority: places and applications

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

• Oasis Academy Clarksfield Oldham
• Oasis Academy Oldham Oldham
• Oasis Academy Limeside Oldham
• Oasis Academy Broadoak Ashton-Under-Lyne
• Oasis Academy Harpur Mount Manchester
• Oasis Academy Aspinal Manchester
• Oasis Academy Temple Manchester
• Oasis Academy MediaCityUK Manchester
• Oasis Academy Lister Park Bradford
• Oasis Academy Watermead Sheffield

What is Oasis Academy Leesbrook's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Oasis Academy Leesbrook last inspected by Ofsted?

Oasis Academy Leesbrook was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Oasis Academy Leesbrook have?

Oasis Academy Leesbrook has 1,349 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oasis Academy Leesbrook cover?

Oasis Academy Leesbrook for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Oasis Academy Leesbrook's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 40.4, and 32% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Oasis Academy Leesbrook?

Oasis Academy Leesbrook is at Roxbury Avenue, Oldham, Lancashire, OL4 5JE.