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Oasis Academy Surrey Square

Primary · London · SE17 2JY

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Outstanding

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 5 May 2022

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At a glance

444 pupils · 106% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
58.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
43.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.surreysquareprimary.co.uk/
URN
146117

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 44 families named it first for 49 Reception places, 0.90 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 5 May 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.90 first-choice applications per place

49 places offered · 44 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
72%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school72%
Median of its 12 closest peers62%
Southwark average69.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Norfolk Community Primary SchoolSheffield · 142 miles awayGood36%
Broadmead Primary SchoolCroydon · 7 miles awayGood63%
Henley Green PrimaryCoventry · 88 miles awayGood48%
Newington Green Primary SchoolLondon · 4 miles awayOutstanding72%
Hargrave Park SchoolLondon · 6 miles awayGood61%
Orchard Primary SchoolLondon · 4 miles awayStrong standard87%
Co-op Academy MedlockManchester · 164 miles awayRequires improvement54%
Alt AcademyOldham · 164 miles awayGood40%
Chesterton Primary SchoolLondon · 3 miles awayOutstanding77%
Rotherhithe Primary SchoolLondon · 1 miles awayGood77%
Southwark Park Primary SchoolLondon · 1 miles awayGood76%
Moston Fields Primary SchoolManchester · 166 miles awayRequires improvement40%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 32% (Southwark 23%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 13% (Southwark 8%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 9% (Southwark 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 9% (Southwark 6%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 7% (Southwark 8%, England 3%) · White British 7% (Southwark 21%, England 60%) · Any other White background 6% (Southwark 10%, England 7%) · Not recorded 4% (Southwark 5%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Southwark 4%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 3% (Southwark 4%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Southwark 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Southwark 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Southwark 2%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Southwark 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.44 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Southwark: 1.40 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

82% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

34.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £60,023; 19.2% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£9,424
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £428,000; in-year balance +£202,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher44.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways28.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier24%62.3%
Social housing53.7%17.1%
Privately rented22.3%20.5%
Detached houses1.4%22.9%
Flats77.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van63.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033878 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£490,000785 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£360,000–£725,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Terraced (109)£850,000
Flat (671)£450,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
7an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
26an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
195an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
39an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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