Oasis Academy Shirley Park Primary: admissions dates and open days

At a glance

Type: Academy sponsor led (state-funded)
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils: 589 census January 2026
Capacity: 750
Nursery classes: Yes
Head: Ms Laura Evry
Trust: OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
Address: Long Lane, Croydon, CR0 7AR
Borough: Croydon
Telephone: 02086627310
DfE reference (URN): 152156
Website: oasisacademyshirleyparkprimary.org

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

Application deadlineFriday 15 January 2027Open
National closing date for Reception applications: Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme, not directly to the school.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming
Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026
Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated
Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.
Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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One email 14, 7 and 1 day before each dated deadline we hold. No account needed.

A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Open days and tours

School tourTuesday 13 October 2026
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School tourTuesday 3 November 2026
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School tourTuesday 15 December 2026
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Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

43 first-preference applications and 130 applications naming it at any preference for 48 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

Entry	Places offered	First preferences	All preferences
September 2026	48	43	130

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Croydon: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 89.6% of applicants were offered their first preference and 99.2% were offered one of their preferences (4,082 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals: 48.2% January 2026

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census

Attendance and staffing

Pupils per teacher: 18.2 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Pupil to teacher ratios - school level · 2025/26 (school workforce census, November 2025) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).