SCHOOL PROFILE

Oasis Academy Surrey Square

Primary Academy converter URN 146117
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 105.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

5 May 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 444 410 full-time · 34 part-time
Female pupils 219 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 225 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

56.3%
31.5 pts above England
School 56.3%
Southwark 35.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

52.3%
32.0 pts above England
School 52.3%
Southwark 27.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

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

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
32.0%
142
Any other ethnic group
13.1%
58
Bangladeshi
9.0%
40
Caribbean
9.0%
40
Any other Mixed background
7.4%
33
White British
7.0%
31
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 24.3% 108 of 444 pupils
3.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.3%
Southwark 22.5%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.6% 78 pupils
England 14.8% 2.8 pts above
EHC plans 6.8% 30 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 55
Autistic spectrum disorder 22
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Specific learning difficulty 8
Moderate learning difficulty 4
No specialist assessment yet 3

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

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Southwark 65.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Southwark 76.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Southwark 74.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
Southwark 75.0%
London 77.7%
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

5.59%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.63 pts lower than England
School 5.59%
Southwark 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.89%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.93 pts lower than England
School 13.89%
Southwark 18.21%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.56%
Southwark 2.04%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

105.7% 17.5 pts above England
Oasis Academy Surrey Square
105.7%
Southwark
80.6%
London
85.9%
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