Academy sponsor led · Croydon

Oasis Academy Arena

11–16Ages
310Pupils
SecondaryPhase
140209URN

Albert Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 4QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

1.5 above Croydon median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Croydon

95 applications for 22 places · small intake, not ranked

Every year since 2016

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.0of 90

Croydon 46.5 England 46.0

21st of 23 in Croydon

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
1 November 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.3applications per place, Year 7

1.5 above Croydon median (2.8) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

95 applications · 22 places offered · 12 named it first

Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.

2026 4.3; Croydon median median 2.8
2025 3.2; Croydon median median 2.9
2024 3.0; Croydon median median 2.9
2023 2.0; Croydon median median 2.8
2022 1.9; Croydon median median 2.7
2021 2.0; Croydon median median 2.8
2020 1.2; Croydon median median 2.5
2019 1.9; Croydon median median 2.6
2018 2.3; Croydon median median 2.4
2017 2.7; Croydon median median 3.0
2016 2.2; Croydon median median 2.7

This school
Croydon median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	22	95	4.3	12	0.55
Sep 2025	35	112	3.2	18	0.51
Sep 2024	43	130	3.0	29	0.67
Sep 2023	79	159	2.0	22	0.28
Sep 2022	90	172	1.9	31	0.34
Sep 2021	88	177	2.0	22	0.25
Sep 2020	122	148	1.2	18	0.15
Sep 2019	120	230	1.9	38	0.32
Sep 2018	173	393	2.3	68	0.39
Sep 2017	169	461	2.7	91	0.54
Sep 2016	163	360	2.2	80	0.49

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

75 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.021st of 23 in Croydon

Croydon 46.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%17th of 23 in Croydon

Croydon 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths49%

Croydon 62% England 66%

This school
Croydon median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.50

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	75	39.0	39%	49%	–
2024/25	80	37.6	29%	51%	–
2023/24	113	35.2	32%	48%	−0.50
2022/23	125	34.6	28%	45%	−0.54

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Oasis Academy ArenaThis school
This school

2026

4.3applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Shirley Park
1.1 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
Harris Academy South Norwood
1.2 km · Croydon

Good2022

2.7applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Orion Eden Park
1.6 km · Bromley

2026

2.1applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
Orchard Park High School
1.9 km · Croydon

Remains Good · improving2024

4.1applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
Ark Blake Academy
2.0 km · Croydon

Good2023

2.7applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
2.3 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Harris Academy Beckenham
2.6 km · Bromley

Remains Outstanding2023

7.2applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
Coloma Convent Girls' School
2.7 km · Croydon

2026

2.6applications per place 56.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 140209 · 306/2045
Trust: Oasis Community Learning
Capacity: 900 pupils · 310 on roll
Free school meals: 53.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2015
Address: Albert Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 4QL
Local authority: Croydon

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources