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Oasis Academy Sholing
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Middle Road, Sholing, Southampton SO19 8PH · 023 8044 8861
On the mapSearch near SO19 8PH
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Southampton 41.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,030
- 98% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Free school meals
- 36.8%
- First language not English
- 13.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 225 families put the school first and 209 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 209 | 225 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 201 | 154 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 204 | 189 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 206 | 189 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 202 | 197 | 1 | 87% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.3, and 41% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southampton it was 41.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲48.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.92 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 116451)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2 | +0.9 |
| Sixth form college | 63.2 | +10.2 |
| Further education | 19.1 | −4.7 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.9 | −3.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −1.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Oasis Academy Sholing on 4 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 116451), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116451)
May 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 116451)
What parents said
56% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (127 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 56%
- Replies
- 127
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 50 parents (39%) with SEND