Oasis Academy Temple Quarter

Oasis Academy Temple Quarter is a new and growing secondary school that opened in 2023 on a temporary site and is part of the Oasis Community Learning trust. Inspectors found the school meeting expected standards across all judged areas, with safeguarding met. Pupils benefit from a highly positive culture, clear routines and strong relationships with staff, and most behave well and want to learn. The curriculum is generally well planned, teaching strategies are consistently applied, and reading and mathematics are taught well.

Strengths

• Highly positive school culture built on compassion, curiosity and confidence
• Clear and consistent routines that create a purposeful atmosphere
• Strong, positive relationships between pupils and staff
• Most pupils behave well and want to learn
• Effective teaching strategies are embedded through regular training
• Curriculum is generally well planned and adapted to pupils' needs
• Reading and mathematics are taught well, with gaps identified and addressed
• Effective phonics support for pupils who need it
• High expectations and effective identification of pupils' needs
• Pastoral care and support for social, emotional and mental health needs are strengths
• Disadvantaged pupils access a rich extra-curricular 'Choices' programme
• Leaders manage growth, staffing and temporary buildings effectively with trust support
• Staff wellbeing is considered and new staff receive effective training
• Pupils celebrate diversity and build a sense of belonging

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils, especially disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND, struggle with handwriting and extended writing
• Writing gaps are not identified precisely and support for writing is less rigorous than for phonics and mathematics
• Recent persistent absence is higher in Year 9 and among disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND
• Pupils with social and emotional needs find it hard to maintain regular attendance
• The full impact of some interventions and new systems is not yet evident
• Careers education is still developing, including guidance for Year 9 options
• Some barriers to success, including writing, have not had enough attention

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 Temple Quarter attended 91.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 22.2% 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, 11.2% of pupils at Oasis Academy Temple Quarter were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 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 Temple Quarter had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.8% 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, 35.3% of pupils at Oasis Academy Temple Quarter were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.3% 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 Temple Quarter received £9,029 and spent £8,227 for each of its 278 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £244,000 (£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 Temple Quarter is part of Oasis Community Learning, which runs 57 schools. The nearest others:

• Oasis Academy Marksbury Road Bedminster
• Oasis Academy Daventry Road Bristol
• Oasis Academy Connaught Bristol
• Oasis Academy New Oak Bristol
• Oasis Academy John Williams Bristol
• Oasis Academy Brislington Bristol
• Oasis Academy Brightstowe Bristol
• Oasis Academy Long Cross Bristol
• Oasis Academy Bank Leaze Bristol
• Oasis Academy Warndon Worcester

What is Oasis Academy Temple Quarter's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oasis Academy Temple Quarter is Expected standard, from an inspection in February 2026.

When was Oasis Academy Temple Quarter last inspected by Ofsted?

Oasis Academy Temple Quarter was last inspected in February 2026.

How many pupils does Oasis Academy Temple Quarter have?

Oasis Academy Temple Quarter has 391 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oasis Academy Temple Quarter cover?

Oasis Academy Temple Quarter for pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is Oasis Academy Temple Quarter?

Oasis Academy Temple Quarter is at Spring Street, Bristol, BS3 4PZ.