Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey
Minster Road, Minster-on-Sea, ME12 3JQ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by EKC Sheppey Secondary. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mr Andrew Booth
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 2,450
- Pupils on roll
- 1,523
- URN
- 135721
- Local authority
- Kent
About this school
Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey was a secondary academy in Minster-on-Sea. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 1,523 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2009, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 249 | 222 |
| Attainment 8 score | 29.1 | 23.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.34 -1.52 to -1.16 | -1.64 -1.83 to -1.45 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 10% | 4.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 24% | 17.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 4% | 6.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.2 | 1.9 |
Trends over time
How Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29.1 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 23.6 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,486 |
| 2023/24 | 1,523 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey compares
Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 16.5% | 52.6% | 1,523 | — |
| Leigh Academy Minster | 28.4 | 13% | 48.3% | 1,005 | 0.1 miles |
| EKC Sheppey Secondary | — | 11.4% | 67.9% | 542 | 1.3 miles |
| Borden Grammar School | 63.2 | 4.1% | 12.3% | 938 | 6.1 miles |
| The Sittingbourne School | 34.1 | 10.8% | 40.9% | 1,556 | 6.1 miles |
| Westlands School | 40.6 | 9% | 29.9% | 1,690 | 6.2 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.6%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 16.5%
- Persistent absence
- 47.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leigh Academy Minster0.1 miles
Secondary · Sheerness
-
EKC Sheppey Secondary1.3 miles
Secondary · Sheerness
-
Borden Grammar School6.1 miles
Secondary · Sittingbourne
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The Sittingbourne School6.1 miles
Secondary · Sittingbourne
-
Westlands School6.2 miles
Secondary · Sittingbourne
Common questions
- What year groups does Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey teach?
- Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Minster-on-Sea.
- Has Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey?
- Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey had 1,523 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- How have Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 29.1 in 2022/23 and 23.6 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey'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 31 August 2024.