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Oasis Academy Short Heath

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy

Streetly Road, Erdington, Birmingham B23 5JP · oasisacademyshortheath.org · 0121 373 6056

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
78%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
427
89% of 480 places
Local authority
Birmingham
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
56.4%
First language not English
17.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 33 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 49 (Places 54)49September 2023: 46 (Places 50)46September 2024: 46 (Places 48)46September 2025: 48 (Places 50)48September 2026: 30 (Places 33)30Places 33
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202633300.9100%
September 2025Sept 202550481100%
September 2024Sept 202448461100%
September 2023Sept 202350460.9100%
September 2022Sept 202254490.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 56% (England 53%)56%2016/17: 53% (England 61%)53%2017/18: 71% (England 64%)71%2018/19: 80% (England 65%)80%2022/23: 66% (England 60%)66%2023/24: 73% (England 61%)73%2024/25: 78% (England 62%)78%England 62%

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 11 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Oasis Academy Short Heath was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
10 Apr 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
62%
Replies
21
5% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼72% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼62% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼62% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼67% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼67% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼76% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼81% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼48% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼57% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼71% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 95% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼38% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 52% who had a child bullied

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