Oasis Academy New Oak

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 30 June 2026

Oasis Academy New Oak is a school that lies at the heart of the community it serves. Pupils describe it as a place which ensures that everyone is included and feels welcome. They understand how the school’s values help them to be kind, curious and to ‘try to be better than yesterday.’ Leaders and staff, including those in the specially resourced provision, known as the ‘orchard’, and the special educational needs unit for the deaf, ensure that pupils quickly develop a sense of belonging, which in turn enables them to feel safe and attend well. They take time to get to know pupils’ individual needs and build positive relationships with them. Pupils play an active role in all aspects of school life and make positive progress, both academically and socially, from their starting points. Pupils respond well to the school’s high expectations for their behaviour. They are extremely polite and show high levels of respect to one another and to adults. Staff skilfully adapt their approaches to ensure that pupils who struggle to manage their emotions receive the support they need to remain focused and access their learning. Bullying is rare. If it does occur, pupils know that staff will deal with it quickly. The atmosphere across the school is calm and purposeful. Pupils are eager to learn and display highly positive attitudes in lessons. Their achievement in national curriculum tests is improving over time. By the end of Year 6, pupils are well prepared for secondary school. However, this is not the case in the early years. Children do not build or extend their learning as well as they should. This hinders the progress they make across the curriculum. Pupils enjoy a range of clubs and activities such as ‘chill zone’, cooking and residentials visits. They are proud of their leadership roles, which include mental health champion and ‘mini SLT’. Pupils say that these roles enable them to set a positive example for others.

What the school should improve

• Leaders need to ensure that staff in the early years design learning activities that enable children to develop the depth of knowledge they need to be well prepared for the next stage.
• Leaders need to ensure that staff in the early years consistently maximise the opportunities they have to develop children’s language and vocabulary through high quality interactions.
• Leaders should ensure that teachers use assessment effectively across all subjects and use this information to inform future learning.
• Leaders should ensure that pupils consistently develop a depth of knowledge and skills, including handwriting and letter formation, across all curriculum subjects.

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