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Oasis Academy Marksbury Road
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Marksbury Road, Bedminster BS3 5JL · oasisacademymarksburyroad.org · 0117 312 6500
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bristol, City of 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.69 mi
- 1.11 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bristol Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 355
- 91% of 390 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 42%
- First language not English
- 22.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.69 mi (1.11 km) from the school. Source: Bristol Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 40 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 49 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 54 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.69 mi1.11 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The council marks the distance as not needed as a tie-break.
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Bristol, City of it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●104 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Oasis Academy Marksbury Road was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 33
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (30%) with SEND