Oasis Academy Arena
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 2 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Unique reference
- 140209
- Address
- Albert Road, South Norwood, SE25 4QL
- Website
- www.oasisacademyarena.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 416 (53% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.4%
- Girls
- 41.6%
- First language not English
- 40.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 54.6%
- Persistent absence
- 34.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.4%
African 18.8%
White British 17.3%
Mixed 14.4%
Caribbean 11.5%
Other White 10.3%
Unclassified 7%
Other Asian 6.7%
Other Black 3.8%
Other 3.8%
Indian 2.6%
Pakistani 2.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.54
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 65%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.6
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.37
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 125 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 125 |
| French | GCSE | 73 |
| Geography | GCSE | 63 |
| German | GCSE | 1 |
| History | GCSE | 76 |
| Italian | GCSE | 5 |
Admissions
Oasis Academy Arena
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 43
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 50 38 12 |
| Year 8 | 78 46 32 |
| Year 9 | 88 53 35 |
| Year 10 | 88 52 36 |
| Year 11 | 112 54 58 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 91.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 29.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 30.0% 53.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 8.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 1.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.2% 1.0% |