Oasis Academy Wattville, Birmingham

In its own words: "At Oasis Academy Wattville, our vision is simple yet powerful: to provide e xceptional education at the heart of the community . Everything we do is guided by our core belief that every child-regardless of background, need, or starting point-deserves the highest quality education and the opportunity to flourish."

From the headteacher's welcome: "A very warm welcome to Oasis Academy Wattville. Oasis Academy Wattville is a primary academy located in Handsworth, Birmingham. We are an all inclusive academy, accepting children aged 3-11. Our academy has an impressive history going back to 1895, when the original school first opened."

Oasis Academy Wattville has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Wattville Primary School (URN 132201), 66% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 56% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 11 families put Oasis Academy Wattville as their first choice and 29 named it as one of their preferences, for 11 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Oasis Academy Wattville are St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 83% maths); Galton Valley Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 81% maths); St Philip's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); and James Watt Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 71% reading, 66% maths).

Oasis Academy Wattville 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.

59.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 77.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (57%), Black (13%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 76 pupils (20.5%) received SEN support and 8 (2.2%) 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.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro), about 170 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Junction Road (adjacent), 110 metres away.

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

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

The secondary schools closest to Oasis Academy Wattville are Holyhead School (0.5 miles), Sandwell Academy (0.5 miles), Windsor Olympus Academy (0.8 miles) and St John Wall Catholic School (0.9 miles).