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Oasis Academy Surrey Square
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Surrey Square, Walworth, London SE17 2JY · surreysquareprimary.co.uk · 020 7703 3049
On the mapSearch near SE17 2JY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · May 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southwark 70%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 444
- 24 over 420 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 58.5%
- First language not English
- 52.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 49 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 49 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 53 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 52 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Southwark it was 70%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131318)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 May 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Oasis Academy Surrey Square was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 4 May 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131318), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2016Outstanding
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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131318)
Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131318)
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 12
- 3% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 58% who had a child bullied