Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior
Homestead Road, Garretts Green, Birmingham, B33 0XG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Executive Principal
- Ms Farzana Ahmed
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 330
- URN
- 139129
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217833960
About this school
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 330 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 57% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 66% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 75% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 70% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 348 |
| 2023/24 | 348 |
| 2024/25 | 344 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior compares
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior ranked 88th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5% | 61.9% | 330 | — |
| Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants | — | 4.8% | 51% | 246 | 0.1 miles |
| Gossey Lane Academy | 63% | 6.7% | 69% | 183 | 0.4 miles |
| Lift Lea Forest | 84% | 5.2% | 70.3% | 536 | 0.7 miles |
| The Oval School | 65% | 7% | 65.6% | 639 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 5.9% | 50% | 203 | 0.7 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)
- 61.92%
- English as an additional language
- 34.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 10.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants0.1 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Gossey Lane Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Lift Lea Forest0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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The Oval School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior ranks 87th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior teach?
- Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the executive principal of Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior?
- The executive principal of Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior is Ms Farzana Ahmed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior, 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 Blakenhale Junior?
- Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior has 330 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior full?
- Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior has capacity for 360 pupils and 330 on roll (92%), 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 Blakenhale Junior a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior has no designated religious character.
- Does Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior?
- Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior 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 Blakenhale Junior's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 71% 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 Blakenhale Junior rank locally?
- Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior ranked 88th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% 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 Blakenhale Junior's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior'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.