Oasis Academy John Williams

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Bristol, Bristol, City of

Last distance offered · Year 7 2024

1.40 miles

Published by Bristol City Council · offers on 1 March 2024

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Oasis Academy John Williams is a secondary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 September 2023. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2024 entry.

Oasis Academy John Williams catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2024	1.40 mi
Year 7 2023	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2022	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2021	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2020	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024, the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 1.40 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 4 Bristol secondary schools with a published last distance.
The 2024 Year 7 last distance was the longest of the 5 years with a published distance, after swinging sharply between some years.
For 2026 Year 7 entry, 152 first-choice applications for 177 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 25 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 39% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 46.9 (England 46).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bristol, City of schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Petherton Road, Hengrove, Bristol, BS14 9BU
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–16
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 858 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 44.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 12 September 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are happy at Oasis Academy John Williams.”
“Staff build strong relationships with pupils and their families.”
“As a result, most pupils feel well supported.”

To improve

“However, sometimes, the curriculum does not provide sufficient opportunity for pupils to incorporate new knowledge into what they already know.”
“This means that pupils do not always secure a deeper understanding of the content they are learning.”
“Pupils do not yet achieve as well as they could.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	39%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	46.9	46

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 152 first-preference applications, 177 offers in total, 152 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Bristol, City of.

Oasis Academy Daventry Road 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Oasis Academy Brislington 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Oasis Academy Temple Quarter 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Bedminster Down School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Bristol Cathedral Choir School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
The City Academy Bristol 2.8 mi Standards maintained