Oasis Academy Clarksfield

Oasis Academy Clarksfield has been evaluated as a good school with a warm and inclusive environment. Leaders have created a positive culture where pupils feel safe and supported, which is reflected in their exemplary behaviour and enthusiasm for learning. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, designed to meet the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). While the school has many strengths, areas for improvement have also been identified, particularly in reading fluency and ensuring effective use of assessments by teachers to address gaps in pupil understanding.

Strengths

• Positive and encouraging relationships between pupils and staff.
• High expectations set by leaders leading to improved pupil achievements.
• Extensive range of extracurricular activities enriching pupil learning.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND ensuring inclusion.
• Strong focus on promoting reading among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Some reading books do not match pupils' phonic knowledge.
• Inconsistent use of assessment strategies by some teachers.
• Pupil attendance issues impacting learning.

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 Clarksfield attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.8% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Oasis Academy Clarksfield 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 Clarksfield had 24.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.7% 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, 17.4% of pupils at Oasis Academy Clarksfield were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.6% 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 Clarksfield received £7,370 and spent £7,299 for each of its 441 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £387,000 (£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 Clarksfield is part of Oasis Community Learning, which runs 57 schools. The nearest others:

• 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 MediaCityUK Manchester
• Oasis Academy Lister Park Bradford
• Oasis Academy Watermead Sheffield

What is Oasis Academy Clarksfield's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Oasis Academy Clarksfield last inspected by Ofsted?

Oasis Academy Clarksfield was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Oasis Academy Clarksfield have?

Oasis Academy Clarksfield has 461 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oasis Academy Clarksfield cover?

Oasis Academy Clarksfield for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oasis Academy Clarksfield?

Oasis Academy Clarksfield is at Grasmere Road, Clarksfield, Oldham, OL4 1NG.