Oasis Academy John Williams
Petherton Road, Hengrove, Bristol, BS14 9BU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Principal
- Ms Victoria Boomer-Clark
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Bristol South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 858
- URN
- 135663
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01275894680
About this school
Oasis Academy John Williams is a secondary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 858 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 | 155 | 161 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.7 | 42.3 | 46.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.54 -0.76 to -0.33 | -0.37 -0.59 to -0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 38.7% | 39.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 60.6% | 62.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 25.2% | 29.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
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 John Williams has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.7 | 36.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.3 | 34.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.9 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 867 |
| 2023/24 | 859 |
| 2024/25 | 860 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy John Williams compares
Oasis Academy John Williams ranked 11th of 22 secondary schools in Bristol, City of for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.9 | 11.4% | 40.7% | 858 | — |
| Oasis Academy Daventry Road | — | 18.2% | 65.1% | 362 | 0.2 miles |
| St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School | 44.5 | 9.7% | 29.2% | 753 | 0.3 miles |
| Oasis Academy Brislington | 44.3 | 9.5% | 29.4% | 1,357 | 1.2 miles |
| Oasis Academy Temple Quarter | — | 8.1% | 45.7% | 391 | 1.9 miles |
| St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School | 54.2 | 7.2% | 23.8% | 1,792 | 2.1 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)
- 40.7%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 11.39%
- Persistent absence
- 34.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oasis Academy Daventry Road0.2 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School0.3 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Oasis Academy Brislington1.2 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Oasis Academy Temple Quarter1.9 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School2.1 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Oasis Academy John Williams ranks 22nd of the 44 ranked secondary schools in Bristol.
- Abbeywood Community School Secondary
- Ashton Park School Secondary
- Backwell School Secondary
- Bedminster Down School Secondary
- Blaise High School Secondary
- Brimsham Green School Secondary
- Bristol Brunel Academy Secondary
- Bristol Cathedral Choir School Secondary
- Bristol Free School Secondary
- Bristol Metropolitan Academy Secondary
- Chew Valley School Secondary
- Chipping Sodbury School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oasis Academy John Williams teach?
- Oasis Academy John Williams teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bristol.
- Who is the principal of Oasis Academy John Williams?
- The principal of Oasis Academy John Williams is Ms Victoria Boomer-Clark, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oasis Academy John Williams last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy John Williams, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Oasis Academy John Williams?
- Oasis Academy John Williams has 858 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Oasis Academy John Williams full?
- Oasis Academy John Williams has capacity for 900 pupils and 858 on roll (95%), 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 John Williams a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy John Williams has no designated religious character.
- Is Oasis Academy John Williams a selective school?
- No. Oasis Academy John Williams is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Oasis Academy John Williams?
- Oasis Academy John Williams 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 John Williams's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.7 in 2022/23 and 46.9 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 John Williams rank locally?
- Oasis Academy John Williams ranked 11th of 22 secondary schools in Bristol, City of for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% 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 John Williams's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy John Williams's overall absence rate is 11.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy John Williams's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy John Williams'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.