Oasis Academy Foundry, Birmingham

In its own words: "As well as continuing to build a strong school and deliver a first-class education, it is also our desire to build an interconnected community, recognising that educational needs to not exist in isolation from the needs of the whole person. Oasis Academy Foundry's vision is one of community transformation. It is about people, aspirations, opportunity, education, employment and enterprise."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a school dedicated to ensuring that all children in our care are nurtured, inspired and shown how to achieve, leading to a love of lifelong learning that will enable our pupils to contribute effectively to the world in which we live."

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Oasis Academy Foundry reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Oasis Academy Foundry as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Oasis Academy Foundry are Summerfield Primary School (0.4 miles, 48% reading, 61% maths); James Watt Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 66% maths); Oasis Academy Benson (0.5 miles); and Oasis Academy Boulton (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 81% maths).

Oasis Academy Foundry's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Oasis Academy Foundry 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.

72% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 48.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (39%), Asian (21%) and Mixed (16%).

In 2026, 28 pupils (13.3%) received SEN support and 4 (1.9%) 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 moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro), about 510 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Foundry Road (before), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oasis Academy Foundry stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 761 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435), as is usual near a town centre.

Oasis Academy Foundry recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Oasis Academy Foundry are Windsor Olympus Academy (0.3 miles), Holyhead School (0.8 miles) and King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (0.8 miles).