Oasis Academy Bank Leaze, Bristol

In its own words: "At Oasis Academy Bank Leaze we are passionate about creating a school that allows children to enjoy the early stages of their education and beyond. We want to ignite a thirst for learning and a curiosity for life."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include swimming, art and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £1.50 per session.

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Oasis Academy Bank Leaze reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Bristol, City of; and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (83% in reading, 83% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Oasis Academy Bank Leaze as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Oasis Academy Bank Leaze are Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol (0.8 miles, Good, 90% reading, 77% maths); Henbury Court Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 72% reading, 70% maths); Oasis Academy Long Cross (1 mile, Good, 55% reading, 56% maths); and Blaise Primary and Nursery School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 74% maths).

Oasis Academy Bank Leaze's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Oasis Academy Bank Leaze is one of 58 schools run by Oasis Community Learning, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

49.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 33.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (56%), Black (11%) and Mixed (10%).

Oasis Academy Bank Leaze had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Sea Mills Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chapel Lane (e-bound), 250 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oasis Academy Bank Leaze stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 112 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bristol, City of (417).

In 2024/25, Oasis Academy Bank Leaze issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Oasis Academy Bank Leaze are St Bede's Catholic College (0.3 miles), Blaise High School (0.8 miles) and Oasis Academy Brightstowe (1.5 miles).