Oasis Academy Long Cross, Bristol

Ofsted's report card from its 6 January 2026 inspection grades Oasis Academy Long Cross on 7 areas: 4 expected standard and 3 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders use the strong relationships that they build with families to act in the best interests of pupils."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Every pupil is welcome and supported at this school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders seek and respond to the views of staff, pupils, parents and carers."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have put in place a coherent programme of personal development that spans from Nursery to Year 6."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Overall, too many pupils do not achieve as well as they should."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The curriculum is not implemented consistently well, so pupils do not learn what leaders intend."

Early years - Needs attention. "Too many children do not read, write and understand numbers well enough by the end of the Reception Year."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that teachers implement the curriculum consistently well, so that all pupils learn what is intended. • Leaders should close gaps in pupils' knowledge so they can achieve more and be better prepared for their next stages in learning. • Leaders should ensure that children in early years have the knowledge they need, especially in reading, writing and early mathematics, to make a successful transition into key stage 1. • Leaders should continue to work with families to ensure that more pupils attend school regularly".

In its own words: "Oasis Academy Long Cross is driven by a powerful ethos which aspires to treat everyone equally and recognises the importance of a holistic approach to education."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to welcome you to Oasis Academy Long Cross. As the Principal, it is a privilege to be working alongside a professional and dedicated staff team whose mission is to deliver exceptional education at the heart of our community. Together we are united with the unwavering belief that all of our children can and will succeed."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include multi-sports, yoga and art.

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils at Oasis Academy Long Cross reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Bristol, City of; and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 64% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Oasis Academy Long Cross as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 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 Long Cross are Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol (0.2 miles, Good, 90% reading, 77% maths); Nova Primary School (0.7 miles); St Bernard's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, 80% reading, 87% maths); and Shirehampton Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 59% reading, 60% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Oasis Academy Long Cross.

Oasis Academy Long Cross 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.

41 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Oasis Academy Long Cross (as of April 2026): 83% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

55.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 102 pupils (19.6%) received SEN support and 70 (13.4%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Oasis Academy Long Cross has a resourced provision (50 places, 50 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (50 places, 50 pupils on roll) for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties.

Oasis Academy Long Cross had 26 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Shirehampton Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Badenham Grove (ne-bound), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oasis Academy Long Cross 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 133 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bristol, City of (417).

In 2024/25, Oasis Academy Long Cross issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Oasis Academy Long Cross are Oasis Academy Brightstowe (0.5 miles), St Bede's Catholic College (0.7 miles), St Katherine's School (1.7 miles) and Blaise High School (1.7 miles).