Side by side
Buxton School and Oasis School 21
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Buxton School takes ages 3 to 16; Oasis School 21 takes ages 4 to 18.
- The two schools are 1.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Buxton School | Oasis School 21 |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Foundation school DfE register | State-funded: Free school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 16 DfE register | 4 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,065 DfE register | 1,080 DfE register |
| Borough | Waltham Forest DfE register | Newham DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 51 first preferences for 80 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 38 first preferences for 31 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 21 June 2023: School remains Good Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 29 April 2025 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% (2024/25) DfE | 65% (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 45.2 (2024/25) DfE | 47.8 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 39% (2024/25) DfE | 48% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | Not published | C (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | Not published | 30.7 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 85% (left 2022/23) DfE | 88% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | Not published | 88% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 42% DfE register | 48.7% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 51.8% school census 2024/25 | 37.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 16.6% school census 2024/25 | 5.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 16.8 DfE workforce census | 15.7 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 7.2% DfE, 2024/25 | 7.3% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.