Oasis Academy Clarksfield
Grasmere Road, Clarksfield, Oldham, OL4 1NG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Howard
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 461
- URN
- 146767
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612131235
About this school
Oasis Academy Clarksfield is a primary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 461 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 59 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 44% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 63% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 56% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 58% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Clarksfield has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 459 |
| 2023/24 | 468 |
| 2024/25 | 466 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Clarksfield compares
Oasis Academy Clarksfield ranked 41st of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.1% | 54.2% | 461 | — |
| St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.2 miles |
| Greenacres Primary Academy | 57% | 5.2% | 29.6% | 254 | 0.3 miles |
| Roundthorn Primary Academy | 73% | 6.4% | 30.8% | 245 | 0.5 miles |
| Littlemoor Primary School | 56% | 7.1% | 52% | 313 | 0.5 miles |
| Hey-with-Zion Primary School | 59% | 5.9% | 26.6% | 281 | 0.6 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)
- 54.22%
- English as an additional language
- 83.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.08%
- Persistent absence
- 19.84%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Greenacres Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Roundthorn Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Littlemoor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Hey-with-Zion Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Oasis Academy Clarksfield ranks 39th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Oldham.
- Alexandra Park Junior School Primary
- Alt Academy Primary
- Bare Trees Primary School Primary
- Beal Vale Primary School Primary
- Beever Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Broadfield Primary School Primary
- Buckstones Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brow Community School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coppice Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Oasis Academy Clarksfield teach?
- Oasis Academy Clarksfield teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Oasis Academy Clarksfield?
- The headteacher of Oasis Academy Clarksfield is Mrs Rebecca Howard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oasis Academy Clarksfield last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Clarksfield, 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 Clarksfield?
- Oasis Academy Clarksfield has 461 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Oasis Academy Clarksfield full?
- Oasis Academy Clarksfield has capacity for 420 pupils and 461 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Clarksfield a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Clarksfield has no designated religious character.
- Does Oasis Academy Clarksfield have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oasis Academy Clarksfield as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Oasis Academy Clarksfield?
- Oasis Academy Clarksfield 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 Clarksfield's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 57% 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 Clarksfield rank locally?
- Oasis Academy Clarksfield ranked 41st of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% 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 Clarksfield's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Clarksfield's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oasis Academy Clarksfield's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oasis Academy Clarksfield'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 10 July 2026.