Oasis Academy Mayfield
Ashley Crescent, Southampton, SO19 9NA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Principal
- Ms Claire Taylor
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 884
- URN
- 135629
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380328128
About this school
Oasis Academy Mayfield is a secondary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 884 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Mayfield, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 163 | 181 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.9 | 41.2 | 37.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.38 -0.60 to -0.16 | -0.37 -0.58 to -0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 38.7% | 30.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 58.6% | 48% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 85.6% | 81.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Oasis Academy Mayfield has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.9 | 38 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.2 | 34.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37 | 34 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 887 |
| 2023/24 | 903 |
| 2024/25 | 884 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Mayfield compares
Oasis Academy Mayfield ranked 8th of 11 secondary schools in Southampton for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37 | 12.4% | 46.2% | 884 | — |
| Weston Secondary School | 31.1 | 12.1% | 58.1% | 653 | 0.6 miles |
| Oasis Academy Sholing | 43.3 | 11% | 33.5% | 1,030 | 1.1 miles |
| The Hamble School | 47.2 | 10.4% | 27.5% | 1,139 | 1.6 miles |
| Woodlands Community College | 35.5 | 14.3% | 55.5% | 907 | 1.9 miles |
| Wildern School | 48.6 | 8.4% | 17.7% | 1,674 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.15%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 12.37%
- Persistent absence
- 33.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Weston Secondary School0.6 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Oasis Academy Sholing1.1 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
The Hamble School1.6 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Woodlands Community College1.9 miles
Secondary · Southampton
-
Wildern School2.7 miles
Secondary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Oasis Academy Mayfield ranks 16th of the 20 ranked secondary schools in Southampton.
- Applemore College Secondary
- Bitterne Park School Secondary
- Brookfield Community School Secondary
- Cantell School Secondary
- Deer Park School Secondary
- Hounsdown School Secondary
- Lift New Forest Secondary
- Noadswood School Secondary
- Oasis Academy Lord's Hill Secondary
- Oasis Academy Sholing Secondary
- Redbridge Community School Secondary
- Regents Park Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Oasis Academy Mayfield teach?
- Oasis Academy Mayfield teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Southampton.
- Who is the principal of Oasis Academy Mayfield?
- The principal of Oasis Academy Mayfield is Ms Claire Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oasis Academy Mayfield been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Mayfield, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Oasis Academy Mayfield?
- Oasis Academy Mayfield has 884 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Oasis Academy Mayfield full?
- Oasis Academy Mayfield has capacity for 900 pupils and 884 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oasis Academy Mayfield a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Mayfield has no designated religious character.
- Is Oasis Academy Mayfield a selective school?
- No. Oasis Academy Mayfield is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Oasis Academy Mayfield part of an academy trust?
- Oasis Academy Mayfield is part of OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Oasis Academy Mayfield's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.9 in 2022/23 and 37 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oasis Academy Mayfield compare with other schools in Southampton?
- Oasis Academy Mayfield ranked 8th of 11 secondary schools in Southampton for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oasis Academy Mayfield's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Mayfield's overall absence rate is 12.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy Mayfield's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Mayfield's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.