Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Croydon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.512 miles
Published by Croydon Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Oasis Academy Shirley Park is a secondary school in Croydon for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Oasis Academy Shirley Park 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 2026 | 3.512 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 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
- The Year 7 2026 last distance of 3.512 miles was the 8th longest of 15 Croydon secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 3.51 miles.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2020, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Year 7 2026 had 71 first-choice applications for 100 offers, with 70 offers going to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 32% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 42.6 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Croydon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Shirley Road, Croydon, CR9 7AL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 1,017 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “This school has high expectations for all its pupils.”
- “This starts in the early years, where children are well prepared for Year 1.”
- “It continues through to the sixth form, where students achieve highly and progress successfully to ambitious destinations.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes teachers do not check precisely enough what pupils have learned.”
- “This leads to gaps in some pupils’ learning.”
- “As a result, misconceptions sometimes go unchecked and pupils struggle to embed new knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 November 2024 (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) | 32% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
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: 71 first-preference applications, 100 offers in total, 70 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 Croydon.
- Oasis Academy Arena 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark Blake Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Coloma Convent Girls' School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Orchard Park High School 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Shirley High School Performing Arts College 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harris Academy South Norwood 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Coombe Wood School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published