Oasis Academy Coulsdon
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Croydon
Homefield Road, Croydon, CR5 1ES
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
77%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
18.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
927
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
934 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
77%
1st preference success rate
159 of 207 families who put it first got an offer
170
Places offered
621
Total applications
3.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 207 | 159 | ● 77% |
| 2nd preference | 158 | 9 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 105 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 151 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 621 | 170 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Croydon lets families list 6 preferences. 178 applications came from outside the council area (42 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Catrin Green
- Address
- Homefield Road, Old Coulsdon, Croydon, CR5 1ES
- Phone
- 01737551161
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Ward / constituency
- Old Coulsdon · Croydon South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135654
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
927 pupils · 934 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
20 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 953 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.28 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 62.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.11 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 184 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 183 | 17% | 58% | 74% | |
| English Language | 183 | 17% | 54% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 177 | 25% | 57% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 145 | 2% | 35% | 60% | |
| Religious Studies | 136 | 5% | 24% | 43% | |
| Geography | 124 | 16% | 47% | 68% | |
| Spanish | 72 | 15% | 39% | 54% | |
| Physical Education | 60 | 5% | 37% | 57% | |
| Art and Design | 59 | 20% | 46% | 78% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 53 | 8% | 75% | 89% | |
| French | 50 | 8% | 20% | 42% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 44 | 14% | 41% | 64% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Croydon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.