Oasis School 21

At a glance

Type

Free school (state-funded)

Phase

All-through

Ages

4 to 18

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,080 census January 2026

Capacity

1,200

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Head

Mr Moray Dickson

Trust

OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING

Address

Pitchford Street, Stratford, E15 4RZ

Borough

Newham

Telephone

02082622121

DfE reference (URN)

138196

Website

school21.org.uk

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+)

1. 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: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayFriday 16 April 2027Upcoming

   Primary National Offer Day: Friday 16 April 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerFriday 30 April 2027Open

   Deadline to accept your primary offer: Friday 30 April 2027.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. 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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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

1. Open day · 16:00Tuesday 13 October 2026, 16:00 to 18:30

   Source

2. Sixth-form open evening · 16+Tuesday 17 November 2026

   16+ Source

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.

38 first-preference applications and 379 applications naming it at any preference for 31 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

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

Newham: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 91.3% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98.6% were offered one of their preferences (3,960 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

Newham: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 74.5% of applicants were offered their first preference and 97.5% were offered one of their preferences (3,682 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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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 47% · 2023/24: 64%
  65%This school76%Newham62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 9% · 2023/24: 8%
  9%This school16%Newham8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 104 · 2023/24: 105
  106This school107Newham106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 101 · 2023/24: 104
  104This school108Newham105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 68 pupils in the cohort

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 44.3 · 2023/24: 45.9
  47.8This school51.2Newham46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 45% · 2023/24: 48%
  48%This school53%Newham45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 63% · 2023/24: 68%
  66%This school72%Newham65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 46% · 2023/24: 31%
  16%This school59%Newham40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.05 · 2023/24: 4.08
  4.16This school4.64Newham4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 71 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C+ · 2023/24: C+
  CThis schoolBNewhamB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 33.4 · 2023/24: 32
  30.7This school40.5Newham35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 33.4 · 2023/24: 32
  30.6This school41.5Newham35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 9% · 2023/24: 6%
  7%This school36%Newham18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: -0.27
  -0.48This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 133 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

48.7% January 2026

English as an additional language

37.5%

Receiving SEN support

5.5%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

2%

Girls / boys

47% / 53%

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

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

7.3% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

23.5%

Pupils per teacher

15.7 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,200

Pupils on roll

1,090

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

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

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Oasis School 21 and Bobby Moore Academy0.8 miles apart
• Oasis School 21 and Harris Academy Chobham0.9 miles apart
• Oasis School 21 and Buxton School1.4 miles apart
• Oasis School 21 and St Paul's Way Trust School1.8 miles apart

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