Oasis Academy Lister Park, Bradford

In its own words: "Our vision statement captures our academy aims and defines the key purpose that underpins all that we stand for and all that we believe in. Our shared vision creates a positive culture that is the prescription for sustained continuous improvement."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our Academy was opened ten years ago by the Oasis Founder, Steve Chalke and since then our mission to deliver the best possible education, care, and support to all our young people so that they may go on to live happy, healthy, and successful lives has continued."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, basketball, eco club, art and film.

In 2026, pupils at Oasis Academy Lister Park averaged an Attainment 8 score of 35.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.6 in Bradford and 47 across England.

29% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Bradford and 47% in England.

That is up from 31.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.58: pupils made well 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 33.2, against 39.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and History.

For September 2026 entry, 59 families put Oasis Academy Lister Park as their first choice and 218 named it as one of their preferences, for 102 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 secondary schools to Oasis Academy Lister Park are Valley Academy (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.1); St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles, Attainment 8 45.4); Hanson Academy (1 mile, Attainment 8 36.3); and Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (1 mile, Outstanding, Attainment 8 55.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Oasis Academy Lister Park.

Oasis Academy Lister Park 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 161 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 74% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 38 students who left the sixth form in 2022/23, 50% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 8% into work.

59.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 60.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (70%), Mixed (6%) and Black (5%).

Oasis Academy Lister Park has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 16 places, 19 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Frizinghall Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Canal Rd Sidings Close (at), 140 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, Oasis Academy Lister Park issued 82 suspensions, 10.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Oasis Academy Lister Park are Frizinghall Primary School (0.5 miles), Poplars Farm Primary School (0.6 miles), Westbourne Primary School (0.6 miles) and Miriam Lord Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.