Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Shirley Road, Croydon, CR9 7AL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Principal
- Mr Andy Booth
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,955
- Pupils on roll
- 1,017
- URN
- 135968
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086560222
About this school
Oasis Academy Shirley Park is a secondary academy in Croydon. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,017 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Shirley Park, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 114 | 111 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 63% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 9% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 76% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 69% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 76% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 173 | 161 | 164 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | 42.7 | 42.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.24 -0.46 to -0.01 | -0.07 -0.30 to +0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 36% | 32.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 60.2% | 52.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 87% | 78.9% | 74.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.1 | 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 Shirley Park has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.6 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.7 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.6 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,828 |
| 2023/24 | 1,773 |
| 2024/25 | 1,659 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Shirley Park compares
Oasis Academy Shirley Park ranked 16th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.6 | 9.2% | 51.3% | 1,017 | — |
| Oasis Academy Arena | 37.6 | 10.5% | 52.6% | 310 | 0.7 miles |
| Ark Blake Academy | 45.6 | 8.5% | 52.8% | 759 | 0.9 miles |
| Coloma Convent Girls' School | 57.4 | 7.8% | 27.1% | 967 | 1.0 miles |
| Orchard Park High School | 44.8 | 7.6% | 45% | 675 | 1.1 miles |
| Shirley High School Performing Arts College | 37.7 | 11% | 53% | 800 | 1.1 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)
- 51.31%
- English as an additional language
- 32.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.24%
- Persistent absence
- 29.82%
Location
Nearby schools
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Oasis Academy Arena0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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Ark Blake Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Croydon
-
Coloma Convent Girls' School1.0 miles
Secondary · Croydon
-
Orchard Park High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Croydon
-
Shirley High School Performing Arts College1.1 miles
Secondary · Croydon
Other schools in Croydon
Oasis Academy Shirley Park ranks 7th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Croydon.
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Secondary
- Ark Blake Academy Secondary
- Coloma Convent Girls' School Secondary
- Harris Invictus Academy Croydon Secondary
- Meridian High School Secondary
- Oasis Academy Coulsdon Secondary
- Orchard Park High School Secondary
- Shirley High School Performing Arts College Secondary
- St Mary's Catholic High School Secondary
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Secondary
- Tunstall Nursery School Nursery
- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Oasis Academy Shirley Park teach?
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Croydon.
- Who is the principal of Oasis Academy Shirley Park?
- The principal of Oasis Academy Shirley Park is Mr Andy Booth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oasis Academy Shirley Park been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Shirley Park, 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 Shirley Park?
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park has 1,017 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Oasis Academy Shirley Park full?
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park has capacity for 1,955 pupils and 1,017 on roll (52%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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 Shirley Park a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Shirley Park has no designated religious character.
- Is Oasis Academy Shirley Park a selective school?
- No. Oasis Academy Shirley Park is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Oasis Academy Shirley Park part of an academy trust?
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park 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.
- What SEN provision does Oasis Academy Shirley Park have?
- The schools register lists Oasis Academy Shirley Park's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Oasis Academy Shirley Park's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 63% 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 Shirley Park compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park ranked 16th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% 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 Shirley Park's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy Shirley Park's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Shirley Park'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.