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Oasis Academy Woodview, Birmingham

Requires Improvement
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Oasis Academy Woodview is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Birmingham, part of Oasis Community Learning. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 237th-highest of the 275 schools in Birmingham with published results, and 12,107th of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2022)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Birmingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Oasis Academy Woodview in detail

Oasis Academy Woodview in its own words

The school runs a breakfast club.

Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at Oasis Academy Woodview reached the expected standard in reading and 62% 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 (59% in reading, 69% in maths).

Getting a place at Oasis Academy Woodview

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Oasis Academy Woodview as their first choice and 101 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Oasis Academy Woodview

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Oasis Academy Woodview are St Thomas Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 71% reading, 64% maths); St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 87% maths); Chandos Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 72% reading, 74% maths); and Lift Percy Shurmer (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 90% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Oasis Academy Woodview.

St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolSt Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary SchoolChandos Primary SchoolLift Percy Shurmer

The trust

Oasis Academy Woodview 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.

All 58 schools in Oasis Community Learning

What parents say

79 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Oasis Academy Woodview (as of September 2025): 44% would recommend the school, 47% say their child is happy there and 15% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (47%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (15%).

Who goes there

58.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 58.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (32%), Asian (20%) and other ethnic groups (19%).

In 2026, 80 pupils (20.4%) received SEN support and 6 (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 speech, language and communication needs.

Staffing

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

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Five Ways Rail Station, about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Spring Street (opposite), 130 metres away.

The area around the school

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

In August 2026, police recorded 1493 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Oasis Academy Woodview issued 8 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Oasis Academy Woodview are City Academy (0.4 miles), Riverside Virtual College (0.4 miles), Ark St Alban's Academy (0.7 miles) and Harborne Academy (1.4 miles).

City AcademyRiverside Virtual CollegeArk St Alban's AcademyHarborne Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Joseph Darnley
Pupils:392
LA:Birmingham
Phone:01214404202
Address:Woodview Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2HU
Trust:OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING (58 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 February 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 25 February 2025View full report
URN:139128
UKPRN:10039921
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Birmingham Edgbaston
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's February 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

The school excels at developing pupils' character, confidence and resilience while creating a safe, inclusive environment where all pupils feel they have a trusted adult to talk to. Reading teaching has been prioritized and successfully improved, with all staff trained to teach phonics effectively. The school offers an exceptional range of enrichment activities and leadership opportunities that engage all pupils, including those with additional needs.

Key Strengths

  • Strong focus on reading with all adults trained in phonics, resulting in rapid improvements across the school
  • Excellent personal development, with pupils taking on leadership roles like 'mini senior leadership team' and 'academy MPs'
  • Effective behaviour strategies based on school values have led to significant reductions in incidents and suspensions
  • Inclusive approach ensuring all pupils, including those with SEND, can access the full curriculum
  • Wide range of clubs, trips, sports and enrichment activities that engage all pupils

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistency in how well the curriculum is delivered across school, leading to gaps in pupils' recall of previous learning
  • New staff in leadership roles have not yet fully implemented systems to check quality of provision in some subjects
  • Need for leaders to evaluate and make timely adaptations based on checks on curriculum impact

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Art clubs, coding clubs, table tennis, yoga, sports coaching at lunchtime, trips, author in residence, Roots to Fruit (outdoor learning), mini senior leadership team, academy MPs, well-being champions, building on Barbie (girls leadership scheme), Christmas fair, summer fair

Oasis Academy Woodview has improved significantly since previous inspection and is now rated Good across most areas. The school is ambitious for all pupils to achieve well, with strong new leadership driving rapid improvements in behaviour and reading outcomes.

At a Glance

58.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

79 responses
Would recommend44%
Child is happy47%
Child does well47%
High expectations43%
Feels safe47%
Well behaved46%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)15%
Kept informed47%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)35%
Wider development39%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+7ppMaths-7ppWriting+1pp

Reading has improved from 59% to 66% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 69% to 62% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

27.9

Avg class size

28.0

Infant (KS1)

27.9

KS2

13

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Oasis Academy Woodview is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Birmingham

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Oasis Academy Woodview.

  • The Strings Club - Edgbaston Holiday Camp (The Priory School)920m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Oasis Academy Woodview is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Birmingham's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Five Ways Rail Station
654m · 11 min walk

Bus Stops

Spring Street (opposite)
127m · 2 min walk
Lee Crescent (adj)
223m · 4 min walk
Stone Road (adjacent)
292m · 5 min walk
Rickman Drive (before)
331m · 5 min walk
Wellington Road (opp)
341m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
86
Fatal
0
Serious
8
Children hurt
9

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 86 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 78 slight.

9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.

5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Oasis Academy Woodview

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  • Applications, first choices and offers at Oasis Academy Woodview for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Birmingham got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

93%

Near capacity

392 pupils

420 places

28 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham

Low pressure
New homes approved:18,575
Projected new pupils:4,644

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham

Across Birmingham council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

Places available

15,375

Applications

12,117

Got 1st preference

92.1%

Got preferred school

99.0%

All primary applications across Birmingham council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(5)

25 February 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
16 November 2023
13 September 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

80

SEN Support

6

EHC Plans

21.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication44
Autistic Spectrum Disorder12
Social, Emotional & Mental Health11
Specific Learning Difficulty7
Moderate Learning Difficulty6
Visual Impairment1
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
2.3%
Asian
19.7%
Black
31.9%
Mixed
18.0%
Chinese
2.3%
Other
18.9%
Unclassified
1.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals58.4%
English as Additional Language58.4%

392

Total Pupils

203

Boys

189

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

15

Teachers

26.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£46,486

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,868

Per pupil

£3121k

Total funding

£317k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£500,097
EAL funding£77,909
Lump sum£141,970

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.9%

Overall absence

14.9%

Persistent absence

363

Enrolments

Authorised4.0%
Unauthorised1.9%
Persistent (10%+)14.9%
Severe (50%+)2.8%

Absence trend

4.5%
18/19
8.7%
20/21
6.4%
21/22
7.4%
22/23
7.4%
23/24
5.9%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Oasis Academy Woodview

What are SATs results like at Oasis Academy Woodview?

Of the pupils at Oasis Academy Woodview who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 66% reached the expected standard in reading and 62% did so in maths.

What is Oasis Academy Woodview's Ofsted rating?

Oasis Academy Woodview's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.

What is the catchment area for Oasis Academy Woodview?

No fixed boundary. When Oasis Academy Woodview is oversubscribed, Birmingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Oasis Academy Woodview?

Oasis Academy Woodview was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 420 places.

How big are the classes at Oasis Academy Woodview?

Classes at Oasis Academy Woodview average 27.9 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Oasis Academy Woodview?

Oasis Academy Woodview has around 392 pupils on roll. 58% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Oasis Academy Woodview?

5.9% of sessions were missed at Oasis Academy Woodview in 2024/25. 14.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Oasis Academy Woodview?

Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Oasis Academy Woodview on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Oasis Academy Woodview have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Oasis Academy Woodview is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Oasis Academy Woodview: The Strings Club - Edgbaston Holiday Camp (The Priory School) (920m away, registered, not yet graded).

How many road collisions happen near Oasis Academy Woodview?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 86 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 78 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Oasis Academy Woodview?

Oasis Academy Woodview is at Woodview Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2HU.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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