Oasis Academy South Bank
75 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7HS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Principal
- Mrs Anna Richardson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 760
- Pupils on roll
- 691
- URN
- 139659
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02079214200
About this school
Oasis Academy South Bank is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 691 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy South Bank, 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 123 | 112 | 118 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.2 | 54.3 | 54.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.55 +0.30 to +0.80 | +0.81 +0.53 to +1.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 61.6% | 59.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 77.7% | 76.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 98% | 89.3% | 90.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
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 South Bank has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lambeth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.2 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.3 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.6 | 37.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 726 |
| 2023/24 | 713 |
| 2024/25 | 709 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy South Bank compares
Oasis Academy South Bank ranked 2nd of 15 secondary schools in Lambeth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.6 | 5.7% | 68% | 691 | — |
| Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School | 42.8 | 8.6% | 53.7% | 354 | 0.3 miles |
| London Nautical, City of London Academy | — | 6.2% | 55.5% | 510 | 0.6 miles |
| Haberdashers' Borough Academy | 47.8 | 7.5% | 56.9% | 983 | 0.6 miles |
| Lilian Baylis Technology School | 46.3 | 6.1% | 59.4% | 848 | 0.9 miles |
| The Grey Coat Hospital | 66.6 | 5.5% | 26.7% | 1,167 | 1.0 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)
- 68.02%
- English as an additional language
- 51.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 15.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School0.3 miles
Secondary · London
-
London Nautical, City of London Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Haberdashers' Borough Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Lilian Baylis Technology School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
The Grey Coat Hospital1.0 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Oasis Academy South Bank ranks 79th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Oasis Academy South Bank teach?
- Oasis Academy South Bank teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of Oasis Academy South Bank?
- The principal of Oasis Academy South Bank is Mrs Anna Richardson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oasis Academy South Bank been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy South Bank, 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 South Bank?
- Oasis Academy South Bank has 691 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Oasis Academy South Bank full?
- Oasis Academy South Bank has capacity for 760 pupils and 691 on roll (91%), 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 South Bank a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy South Bank has no designated religious character.
- Is Oasis Academy South Bank a selective school?
- No. Oasis Academy South Bank is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Oasis Academy South Bank part of an academy trust?
- Oasis Academy South Bank 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 South Bank's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.2 in 2022/23 and 54.6 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 South Bank compare with other schools in Lambeth?
- Oasis Academy South Bank ranked 2nd of 15 secondary schools in Lambeth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% 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 South Bank's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy South Bank's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy South Bank's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy South Bank'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.