SCHOOL PROFILE

Oasis School 21

All-through Free schools URN 138196
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,200 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

29 April 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase All-through
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Newham
Trust OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,080 1,080 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 519 48.1% of pupils
Male pupils 561 51.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

48.5%
23.7 pts above England
School 48.5%
Newham 41.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

39.9%
19.6 pts above England
School 39.9%
Newham 64.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
Newham 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Bangladeshi
22.8%
246
Any other White background
15.4%
166
African
13.6%
147
Any other Mixed background
7.0%
76
Pakistani
6.8%
73
Indian
6.5%
70
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 9.6% 104 of 1,080 pupils
11.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 9.6%
Newham 16.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 6.9% 74 pupils
England 14.8% 7.9 pts below
EHC plans 2.8% 30 pupils
England 6.0% 3.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 38
Autistic spectrum disorder 25
Social, emotional & mental health 15
No specialist assessment yet 6
Specific learning difficulty 6
Moderate learning difficulty 5

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

47.8 8.6 pts above England
School 47.8
Newham 46.8
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 47.9% England 36.0% 11.9 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 66.2% England 51.4% 14.8 pts above England
EBacc entry 15.5% England 30.6% 15.1 pts below England
EBacc average point score 4.16 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.05 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.30%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.08 pts higher than England
School 7.30%
Newham 6.64%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.54%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.73 pts higher than England
School 23.54%
Newham 20.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.60%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.80 pts higher than England
School 2.60%
Newham 2.29%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open all-through schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.0% 1.1 pts below England
Oasis School 21
90.0%
Newham
87.7%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information