Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Croydon

In its own words: "Central to the ethos of Oasis Academy Shirley Park is the idea of a rich and balanced educational environment nurturing the whole student - academically, vocationally, socially, morally, spiritually, emotionally and environmentally. We promote a balanced, healthy lifestyle, demonstrated through policies regarding Academy meals, involvement in sporting activities and ecological building design."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are very proud to have been given the opportunity to lead our Academy, which has a reputation for high standards of achievement and behaviour and has been recognised by Ofsted as Good in all areas. We are confident that as a leadership team we will be able to move our Academy ever onwards."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, drama, chess and gardening.

Coming up: an open day on Saturday 31 October 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Oasis Academy Shirley Park averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.4 in Croydon and 47 across England.

35% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Croydon and 47% in England.

That is down from 42.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.07: pupils made about 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 36.9, against 46.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 71 families put Oasis Academy Shirley Park as their first choice and 367 named it as one of their preferences, for 100 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Oasis Academy Shirley Park are Oasis Academy Arena (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 39); Ark Blake Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5); Coloma Convent Girls' School (1 mile, Attainment 8 56.8); and Orchard Park High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.5).

Oasis Academy Shirley Park's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Oasis Academy Shirley 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.

108 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Oasis Academy Shirley Park (as of September 2025): 71% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 53% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (53%).

Of the 161 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 39% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 95 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 8% into work. 23% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

46.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (39%), Mixed (17%) and Asian (13%).

In 2026, 134 pupils (13.2%) received SEN support and 15 (1.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Oasis Academy Shirley Park has a resourced provision for moderate learning difficulties: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.

Oasis Academy Shirley Park had 52 teachers in 2026, one for every 31 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Woodside Tram Stop, about 470 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oasis Academy, 80 metres away.

In 2024/25, Oasis Academy Shirley Park issued 224 suspensions, 13.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Oasis Academy Shirley Park are Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary (0.3 miles), Woodside Primary School (0.5 miles), St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles) and John Wood School & Nursery (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.