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Oasis Academy Silvertown

Secondary · ages 11-16MixedFree school512 pupilsLondonNewham
School Chooser Score
24
Below
similar schools
Likely range 18 to 34
Out of 100. Better than 30% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, September 2022
Strong pass in English and maths38%England 46%
Attendance90.8%England 91.4%
Pupils from low-income families52%Far more than most schools
Places88 spare512 pupils, 600 places
Pupils per teacher14.4School workforce census

Oasis Academy Silvertown is a free school in London for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 512 pupils and room for 600. About 52 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 24 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 30% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.

303 North Woolwich Road, London, E16 2BB020 7059 2500oasisacademysilvertown.orgMs Emily Boxer principalAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 21 September 2022 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

86 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score45.1
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths38%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths69%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Progress from age 11-0.78In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level. (From 2023/24, the latest year there is. The government didn't work it out for the 2025 year group.)Official name: Progress 8
Trend
Average GCSE score
2019 to 2025
2019: 51.451.420192022: 58.858.820222023: 51.351.320232024: 43.843.820242025: 45.145.12025
Since 2019: -6.3Declining overall
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure20252024202320222019NewhamEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 118687895757
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 845.143.851.358.851.450.246.8
Progress from age 11Progress 8-0.78-0.03+0.43+0.16
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths38%47%61%68%61%52%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths69%67%80%86%75%70%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score4.254.254.935.815.004.514.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry72%82%84%82%75%53%41%
Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged42.839.148.954.751.9
Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged47.148.053.465.850.6
Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers22.129.9
Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers57.763.574.565.5

Subjects

Results came out for 18 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Strongest subjects

Religious Studies88%grades 9 to 5, England 60%

Subjects that did worse than the England average: Physical Education (8% here, 56% across England), Drama (27% here, 60% across England), French (28% here, 60% across England), Food Preparation & Nutrition (20% here, 52% across England).

What is taught hereOffers triple science, computer science, music.

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics85 entries · 18th of 20 in Newham
44%England 53%
English Language85 entries · 9th of 20 in Newham
60%England 54%
English Literature84 entries · 11th of 20 in Newham
60%England 58%
Combined Science68 entries · 13th of 20 in Newham
43%England 36%
French60 entries · 15th of 15 in Newham
28%England 60%
History50 entries · 19th of 20 in Newham
36%England 52%
Food Preparation & Nutrition35 entries · 3rd of 3 in Newham
20%England 52%
Geography33 entries · 17th of 19 in Newham
39%England 51%
Physical Education24 entries · 9th of 9 in Newham
8%England 56%
Drama22 entries · 6th of 8 in Newham
27%England 60%
Computer Science21 entries · 12th of 18 in Newham
57%England 56%
Chemistry17 entries
77%England 81%
Biology17 entries
71%England 82%
Physics17 entries
65%England 82%
88%England 60%
Music14 entries
50%England 61%
Art and Design10 entries
50%England 58%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics8517%44%72%53%2,203 of 3,211
English Language8517%60%79%54%985 of 3,210
English Literature8420%60%77%58%1,287 of 3,202
Combined Science6810%43%60%36%948 of 3,084
French6017%28%40%60%1,834 of 1,974
History5020%36%46%52%2,480 of 3,126
Food Preparation & Nutrition350%20%23%52%1,017 of 1,098
Geography3315%39%67%51%2,155 of 3,116
Physical Education240%8%25%56%1,543 of 1,559
Drama220%27%46%60%785 of 844
Computer Science2138%57%62%56%830 of 1,861
Chemistry1747%77%82%81%
Biology1741%71%82%82%
Physics1741%65%82%82%
Religious Studies1644%88%94%60%
Music1429%50%79%61%
Art and Design1020%50%70%58%
Other Modern Languages80%0%0%49%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreLow-income pupils vs other pupils
42.847.1
Gap 4.3England 12.2
Strong pass in English and mathsLow-income pupils vs other pupils
28%48%
Gap 20 ptsEngland 22 pts
Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
45.345.0
Gap 0.3England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

Plenty of spare places508 pupils for 600 places, 2024/25
85% full

92 places were empty (15% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have grown by 23% since 2021/22.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Newham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll512Census January 2026
Places60085% full
Pupils from low-income families52%52% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English33%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support10%51 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan5%27 pupils with a plan
Average class size27.215 classes, January 2026; England 22.8
Classes with more than 30 pupils13%share of one-teacher classes; England 12%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)51%£288,200 extra funding in 2026/27; England 30%
Boys and girls259 / 253
White British pupils12%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (27), emotional and mental health (23), language and communications needs (11), Specific learning difficulty (6), Moderate learning difficulty (3), Other difficulty or disability (3).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll512511489471407381
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals52%45%41%40%38%34%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language33%38%42%39%45%48%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support7%7%9%7%7%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans5%4%5%3%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 90.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.

Attendance90.8%
England 91.4%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school24.6%
England 23.9%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils14.52024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission6.0%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence9.2%8.7%7.7%6.5%6.8%4.1%8.6%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.2%3.0%2.4%1.7%3.7%0.9%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence6.0%5.6%5.3%4.8%3.1%3.2%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence24.6%27.5%21.6%18.0%23.6%8.1%23.9%
SuspensionsSuspension rate14.532.916.43.70.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

What pupils do next

After GCSEs

Where the 89 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training94%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 95%, compared with 94% for everyone else.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training94%93%95%97%
Education92%93%92%95%
Apprenticeship1%0%2%0%
Work1%0%2%3%
Not in education, work or training2%5%3%0%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers35.5full-time equivalent, 37 people
Pupils per teacher14.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers81%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants8.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£57,061
Teachers who left in the year29%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher4.02024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,219England £7,965. Total £4.2m
Income per pupil£10,107England £8,423. Total £5.2m
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,445England £4,444
Money in reserve9%A healthy amount put by: £449k, £877 per pupil. England 10%
Money in against money out+£967kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£8,219spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m91812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate113 per 1,000 people24% higher than the England average
Typical house price£450,000Newham
Nearest bus stop220 mWest Silvertown DLR Station, 12 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Royal Docks AcademyAcademy970 m849Report card 202615Compare
Rokeby SchoolAcademy1.1 miles473No overall grade 202569Compare
Royal Greenwich Trust SchoolFree school1.2 miles871Good 202219Compare
Cumberland Community SchoolAcademy1.2 miles1,308Good 202289Compare
Kingsford Community SchoolCouncil1.4 miles1,437Good 202260Compare
Brampton Manor AcademyAcademy1.4 miles2,987Outstanding 202490Compare
Eastlea Community SchoolAcademy1.5 miles593No overall grade 202531Compare
London Design and Engineering UTCUniversity technical college1.7 miles854Report card 202572Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Oasis Academy Silvertown with the 44 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 44 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats30%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the lower half of its group. Its score of 24 is 22 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 0 · middle 47 · highest 100100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 44 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Oasis Academy Silvertown, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Langdon Park Community SchoolCouncil1.8 miles1,055Report card 202636Compare
Harris Science Academy East LondonFree school2.1 miles513No overall grade 202591Compare
Ark Greenwich Free SchoolFree school2.5 miles615Outstanding 202398Compare
Bobby Moore AcademyFree school2.8 miles971Report card 202636Compare
Mossbourne Victoria Park AcademyAcademy3.8 miles838Outstanding 2023100Compare
Oaklands SchoolCouncil4.2 miles902Report card 202679Compare
City of London Academy, Shoreditch ParkFree school4.5 miles914No overall grade 202589Compare
The Bridge AcademyAcademy4.8 miles1,070Good 202384Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 24 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 24% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 18 to 34. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years20%in line
+0.01
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 86 pupils
Ofsted inspection18% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)in line
+0.02
Ofsted grade, 4.0 years old
Progress pupils make20%below
-0.18
DfE progress measure; 86 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%well below
-0.26
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
-0.01
2024/25; 548 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%in line
-0.03
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 86 pupils
What pupils do next5%in line
+0.01
89 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Oasis Academy Silvertown a good school?

The figures are weak. Oasis Academy Silvertown scores 24 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 30% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 18 to 34, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Oasis Academy Silvertown's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Oasis Academy Silvertown good at its last full inspection on 21 September 2022.

How good are Oasis Academy Silvertown's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 38% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 45.1, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.

How many pupils does Oasis Academy Silvertown have?

512 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 600 places, so it is 85% full.

Is Oasis Academy Silvertown oversubscribed?

Probably not. 92 places were empty in 2024/25 (15% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Oasis Academy Silvertown?

Pupils were in school 90.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 25% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Oasis Academy Silvertown?

The average class had 27.2 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 13% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

Does Oasis Academy Silvertown have a sixth form?

No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship; 94% of 2022/23 leavers were still in education, work or training six months on.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
303 North Woolwich Road, London, E16 2BB
Telephone
020 7059 2500
Website
www.oasisacademysilvertown.org
Principal
Ms Emily Boxer
Type of school
Free school (Free schools, free schools)
Phase
Secondary school, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Multi-academy trust
Oasis Community Learning (58 schools)
Local authority
Newham
Ward
Royal Victoria
Constituency
West Ham and Beckton
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2014 (new provision)
URN
141082 · LAESTAB 3164006 · UKPRN 10047034

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from