Oasis Academy Marksbury Road
Marksbury Road, Bedminster, BS3 5JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Principal
- Mr Alex Dart
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Bristol South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 355
- URN
- 140268
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173126500
About this school
Oasis Academy Marksbury Road is a primary academy in Bedminster. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 355 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 18 December 2024, 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 | 57 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 57% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 8% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 67% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 63% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 63% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Marksbury Road has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 394 |
| 2023/24 | 400 |
| 2024/25 | 373 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Marksbury Road compares
Oasis Academy Marksbury Road ranked 15th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.8% | 38.3% | 355 | — |
| Victoria Park Primary School | 64% | 5.7% | 23.5% | 410 | 0.2 miles |
| Oasis Academy Connaught | 51% | 7% | 79% | 310 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School | 30% | 7% | 36.8% | 372 | 0.6 miles |
| Parson Street Primary School | 50% | 7.5% | 43.6% | 232 | 0.6 miles |
| Compass Point Primary School | 41% | 10.3% | 48.7% | 194 | 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)
- 38.34%
- English as an additional language
- 20.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.75%
- Persistent absence
- 16.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Victoria Park Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Oasis Academy Connaught0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Parson Street Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Compass Point Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
Common questions
- What year groups does Oasis Academy Marksbury Road teach?
- Oasis Academy Marksbury Road teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bedminster.
- Who is the principal of Oasis Academy Marksbury Road?
- The principal of Oasis Academy Marksbury Road is Mr Alex Dart, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oasis Academy Marksbury Road last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Marksbury Road, 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 Marksbury Road?
- Oasis Academy Marksbury Road has 355 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oasis Academy Marksbury Road full?
- Oasis Academy Marksbury Road has capacity for 390 pupils and 355 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 Marksbury Road a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Marksbury Road has no designated religious character.
- Does Oasis Academy Marksbury Road have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oasis Academy Marksbury Road as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Oasis Academy Marksbury Road?
- Oasis Academy Marksbury Road 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 Marksbury Road's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 75% 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 Marksbury Road rank locally?
- Oasis Academy Marksbury Road ranked 15th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% 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 Marksbury Road's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Marksbury Road's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy Marksbury Road's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Marksbury Road'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.