Oasis Academy Short Heath, Birmingham

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

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Short Heath we recognise that the relationship that we have with you - the parents and carers of our students - is extremely important to us because it's only by us working together, as a team, that your children can achieve their social and educational potential, and become good citizens, leading happy and rewarding lives when they leave school."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am, from £2.50 per day.

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Oasis Academy Short Heath reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (83% in reading, 83% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Oasis Academy Short Heath as their first choice and 84 named it as one of their preferences, for 33 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 Short Heath are St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School (0.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 80% maths); Court Farm Primary School (0.3 miles, 53% reading, 57% maths); Story Wood School (0.5 miles); and Featherstone Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 74% reading, 72% maths).

Oasis Academy Short Heath's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Oasis Academy Short Heath 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.

54.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Erdington Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Briars (opposite), 60 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, Oasis Academy Short Heath issued 13 suspensions, 2.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Oasis Academy Short Heath are Stockland Green School (0.8 miles), E-ACT North Birmingham Academy (0.8 miles) and St Edmund Campion Catholic School (1.2 miles).