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Oasis School 21

Mixed · ages 4–18 · with sixth formNewham, London · Stratford E15 4RZTrust: Oasis Community LearningSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,080of 1,200 places
Free school meals
48.7%
Year 11 cohort 2025
71
Ofsted
Inspected, 29 April 2025Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 76 pupils who finished Year 11 at Oasis School 21 in 2023, 25% stayed on in Oasis School 21’s own sixth form (Newham average 39%), 22% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.

Among the 156 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 72% went to university (Newham 53%, England 37%), and 26% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 41% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.

Drama is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Newham and England.

Oasis School 21
Newham
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureOasis School 21NewhamEngland
Pupils in the cohort764,613607,348
Any sustained destination88%93%92%
Stayed in education88%92%86%
— school sixth form25%39%34%
— sixth form college41%28%13%
— further education college22%23%37%
— other education0%2%2%
Apprenticeship0%3%
Employment0%1%3%
No sustained destination8%4%6%
Destination unknown4%3%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Oasis School 21
Newham
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureOasis School 21NewhamEngland
Students in the cohort1563,903541,441
Any sustained destination88%79%79%
University (higher education)72%53%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students26%33%19%
Further education1%6%5%
Apprenticeship3%3%7%
Employment8%15%28%
No sustained destination8%15%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureOasis School 21NewhamEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)47.851.246.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths48%53%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%72%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects16%59%41%
EBacc average point score4.164.644.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort59%51%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils41.148.434.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils57.654.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language39%65%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language6997%89%17%20%75%
Mathematics6997%88%29%22%71%
English Literature6997%86%20%21%78%
History5780%41%23%26%67%
Combined Science5679%65%14%9%64%
Business Studies2130%18%5%20%62%
Geography2028%41%25%25%65%
Computer Science1724%13%47%30%94%
Drama1623%7%0%27%31%
Music1420%5%36%33%93%
Biology1318%23%62%45%100%
Physics1318%23%46%46%100%
Fine Art1318%9%54%28%100%
Chemistry1318%23%46%47%100%
Spanish1115%19%27%27%55%
Physical Education1115%11%18%24%45%
Polish34%1%84%
Gujarati11%0%57%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Hospitality / Catering Studies1612%
Music performance: Group54%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureOasis School 21NewhamEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study311
— of whom A level students1332,110261,341
Average A level gradeCBB-
Average points per A level entry30.7340.5535.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsCBB-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects7%36%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics7153%31%
Economics5239%13%
Psychology5038%23%
Chemistry3325%17%
Biology3023%20%
Computer Science2519%5%
English Literature2418%11%
Politics2015%6%
Sociology1914%13%
Geography1914%10%
Business Studies1814%13%
Physics1310%12%
History129%13%
Further Mathematics65%5%
Music Technology0%
Fine Art3%
Russian0%

Other secondary schools in Newham

Bobby Moore Academy

Free schools · sixth form · 971 pupils

87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.6

Brampton Manor Academy

Academy converter · sixth form · 2,987 pupils

94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.9

Harris Academy Chobham

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 2,047 pupils

95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.5

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.