SCHOOL PROFILE

Oasis Academy Watermead

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 140219
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 June 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

20 September 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 9 November 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Sheffield
Trust OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 423 388 full-time · 35 part-time
Female pupils 229 54.1% of pupils
Male pupils 194 45.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

55.6%
30.8 pts above England
School 55.6%
Sheffield 34.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

45.9%
25.6 pts above England
School 45.9%
Sheffield 24.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Sheffield 0.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
32.9%
139
Pakistani
14.2%
60
African
10.4%
44
Any other ethnic group
10.4%
44
Indian
8.5%
36
White and Black Caribbean
4.5%
19
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 22.2% 94 of 423 pupils
1.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.2%
Sheffield 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.2% 81 pupils
England 14.8% 4.4 pts above
EHC plans 3.1% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 45
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Moderate learning difficulty 12
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Hearing impairment 3
Multi-sensory impairment 2

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 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

70.0% 9.6 pts above England
School 70.0%
Sheffield 56.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Sheffield 69.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Sheffield 64.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
Sheffield 68.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official 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

7.82%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.60 pts higher than England
School 7.82%
Sheffield 7.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.69%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.87 pts higher than England
School 25.69%
Sheffield 18.80%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.38%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.42 pts lower than England
School 1.38%
Sheffield 2.70%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

100.7% 12.5 pts above England
Oasis Academy Watermead
100.7%
Sheffield
93.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
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