Oasis Academy Temple Quarter
Spring Street, Bristol, BS3 4PZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard James
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Oasis Community Learning
- Constituency
- Bristol South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,600
- Pupils on roll
- 391
- URN
- 149784
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01174059767
About this school
Oasis Academy Temple Quarter is a secondary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 391 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Temple Quarter, 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
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.
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- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
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- Achievement
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- Attendance and behaviour
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- Personal development and wellbeing
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- Leadership and governance
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- Safeguarding
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Trends over time
How Oasis Academy Temple Quarter has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 71 |
| 2024/25 | 278 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oasis Academy Temple Quarter compares
Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.1% | 45.7% | 391 | — |
| St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School | 54.2 | 7.2% | 23.8% | 1,792 | 0.2 miles |
| Bristol Cathedral Choir School | 54.6 | 8.4% | 25.9% | 1,192 | 0.8 miles |
| The City Academy Bristol | 38.5 | 12.4% | 50.9% | 977 | 1.5 miles |
| Cotham School | 51.8 | 9% | 39.1% | 1,654 | 1.5 miles |
| E-Act Montpelier High School | 57.3 | 8.3% | 32.1% | 859 | 1.6 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)
- 45.68%
- English as an additional language
- 26.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.11%
- Persistent absence
- 22.22%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School0.2 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Bristol Cathedral Choir School0.8 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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The City Academy Bristol1.5 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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Cotham School1.5 miles
Secondary · Bristol
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E-Act Montpelier High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
- Abbeywood Community School Secondary
- Ashton Park School Secondary
- Backwell School Secondary
- Bedminster Down School Secondary
- Blaise High School Secondary
- Brimsham Green School Secondary
- Bristol Brunel Academy Secondary
- Bristol Cathedral Choir School Secondary
- Bristol Free School Secondary
- Bristol Metropolitan Academy Secondary
- Chew Valley School Secondary
- Chipping Sodbury School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Oasis Academy Temple Quarter teach?
- Oasis Academy Temple Quarter teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Oasis Academy Temple Quarter?
- The headteacher of Oasis Academy Temple Quarter is Mr Richard James, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oasis Academy Temple Quarter been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oasis Academy Temple Quarter, 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 Temple Quarter?
- Oasis Academy Temple Quarter has 391 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Oasis Academy Temple Quarter full?
- Oasis Academy Temple Quarter has capacity for 1,600 pupils and 391 on roll (24%), 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 Temple Quarter a faith school?
- No. Oasis Academy Temple Quarter has no designated religious character.
- Is Oasis Academy Temple Quarter a selective school?
- No. Oasis Academy Temple Quarter is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Oasis Academy Temple Quarter part of an academy trust?
- Oasis Academy Temple Quarter 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 is Oasis Academy Temple Quarter's absence rate?
- Oasis Academy Temple Quarter's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Oasis Academy Temple Quarter publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Oasis Academy Temple Quarter. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.