Oasis Academy Arena
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · London, Croydon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
6.847 miles
Published by Croydon Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Oasis Academy Arena is a secondary school in London, Croydon for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Oasis Academy Arena 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 | 6.847 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
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, the last distance offered was 6.847 miles, the 2nd longest of 15 Croydon secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.51 miles).
- The Year 7 last distance swung sharply between years with a published distance, and the 2026 figure was nearer the school than in 2025.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026 there were 12 first-choice applications for 22 offers, 0.5 first choices per offer, the 3rd lowest of 23 Croydon secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Croydon.
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
- Albert Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 4QL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 310 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils experience a welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “Leaders take the responsibility of serving their community seriously.”
- “Pupils build positive relationships with staff and each other, creating a warm and supportive community.”
To improve
- “Over time, pupils have not achieved as well as they could have.”
- “A small number of pupils still experience some variation in how well the curriculum and teaching promote their learning.”
- “They are now attending more regularly than previously, although leaders recognise there is still further work to do.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (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) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.6 | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 12 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 Shirley Park 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harris Academy South Norwood 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Orchard Park High School 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Ark Blake Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Harris City Academy Crystal Palace 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Coloma Convent Girls' School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shirley High School Performing Arts College 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic High School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published