Oasis Academy Arena
Albert Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 4QL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Principal
- Mrs Jeanette Bell
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 310
- URN
- 140209
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082406700
About this school
Oasis Academy Arena is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 310 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Arena, 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 125 | 113 | 80 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.6 | 35.2 | 37.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.54 -0.83 to -0.25 | -0.50 -0.84 to -0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% | 31.9% | 28.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 45% | 47.8% | 51.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 65% | 46.9% | 71.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
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 Arena 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 | 34.6 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.2 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.6 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 471 |
| 2023/24 | 416 |
| 2024/25 | 369 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Arena compares
Oasis Academy Arena ranked 20th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.6 | 10.5% | 52.6% | 310 | — |
| Oasis Academy Shirley Park | 42.6 | 9.2% | 51.3% | 1,017 | 0.7 miles |
| Harris Academy South Norwood | 48.2 | 7.7% | 49.2% | 1,008 | 0.8 miles |
| Orion Eden Park | 45.5 | 9.3% | 33% | 1,148 | 1.0 miles |
| Orchard Park High School | 44.8 | 7.6% | 45% | 675 | 1.2 miles |
| Ark Blake Academy | 45.6 | 8.5% | 52.8% | 759 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report14 April 2026
- 1 November 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.57%
- English as an additional language
- 48.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.47%
- Persistent absence
- 32.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oasis Academy Shirley Park0.7 miles
Secondary · Croydon
-
Harris Academy South Norwood0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Orion Eden Park1.0 miles
Secondary · Beckenham
-
Orchard Park High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Croydon
-
Ark Blake Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Croydon
Other schools in London
Oasis Academy Arena ranks 250th 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 Arena teach?
- Oasis Academy Arena teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the principal of Oasis Academy Arena?
- The principal of Oasis Academy Arena is Mrs Jeanette Bell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oasis Academy Arena been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Arena, 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 Arena?
- Oasis Academy Arena has 310 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Oasis Academy Arena full?
- Oasis Academy Arena has capacity for 900 pupils and 310 on roll (34%), 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 Arena a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Arena has no designated religious character.
- Is Oasis Academy Arena part of an academy trust?
- Oasis Academy Arena 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 Arena have?
- The schools register lists Oasis Academy Arena's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Oasis Academy Arena's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.6 in 2022/23 and 37.6 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 Arena compare with other schools in Croydon?
- Oasis Academy Arena ranked 20th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% 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 Arena's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Arena's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy Arena's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Arena'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 15 July 2026.