Oasis Academy Coulsdon, Croydon

In its own words: "We pride ourselves on achieving excellence through rigour, resilience, and passion. When students join us they are joining our family, they will be cared for, and they will be known."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Oasis Academy Coulsdon. We are immensely proud of our school where our vision is for 'Excellence through resilience, rigour, aspiration and passion'. Our culture is one of purpose and excellence set in a loving family environment."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, cricket, tennis, athletics, basketball, badminton, cross-country and drama.

In 2026, pupils at Oasis Academy Coulsdon averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.4 in Croydon and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Croydon and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.15: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38, against 56.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 176 families put Oasis Academy Coulsdon as their first choice and 588 named it as one of their preferences, for 163 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 33 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Oasis Academy Coulsdon are de Stafford School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.3); Riddlesdown Collegiate (2.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 55.3); Warlingham School (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.8); and Woodcote High School (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.9).

Oasis Academy Coulsdon's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

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

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.1 in 2024/25.

Of the 181 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

6.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (54%), Black (15%) and Mixed (14%).

In 2026, 187 pupils (20.2%) received SEN support and 69 (7.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Oasis Academy Coulsdon has a resourced provision for autism, social, emotional and mental health needs and moderate learning difficulties: 30 places, 28 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Coulsdon South, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Homefield Road (n-bound), 60 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 67 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Croydon (488).

In 2024/25, Oasis Academy Coulsdon issued 93 suspensions, 10 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Oasis Academy Coulsdon are Keston Primary School (0.3 miles), Coulsdon CofE Primary School (0.7 miles), New Valley Primary School (1.1 miles) and Oasis Academy Byron (1.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.