Oasis Academy Arena

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Oasis Academy Arena
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Address
Oasis Academy Arena
Albert Road,

South Norwood, Croydon
,
Greater London
,
SE25 4QL

England
Coordinates 51°23′35″N0°03′45″W / 51.3931°N 0.0626°W / 51.3931; -0.0626
Information
Type Academy
EstablishedSeptember 2014 (2014-09)
Local authority London Borough of Croydon
Trust Oasis Community Learning
Department for Education URN 140209 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalThomas Raymond [1]
Gender Mixed
Age range11–16
Enrolment520 (2021) [1]
Capacity900 [1]
Website www.oasisacademyarena.org

Oasis Academy Arena is coeducational secondary school located in the South Norwood in Greater London, England. It is part of Oasis Community Learning.

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Description

Oasis Academy Arena is part of the Oasis Community Learning group, and evangelical Christian charity. [2] The trust have guided forty schools out of special measures. 19 per cent of the 52 Oasis academies classified as failing. [3] The trust's founder Reverend Steve Chalke says "Turning round a school is sometimes a quick fix, it really, truly is. And sometimes it’s a really long, hard, hard job". [3]

Oasis has a long term strategy for enhancing the performance of its schools. Firstly it has devised a standard curriculum, that each school can safely adopt knowing it will deliver the National Curriculum. Secondly it has invested in staff training so they are focused on improving the outcomes for the students, and thirdly, through its Horizons scheme it is providing each member of staff and student with a tablet. [4]

History

The school opened with one year group in September 2015, and moved into its newly built accommodation in September 2016, there were problems with the children who were described as lively. High powered senior staff were brought in in 2017. They found a school that was lacking in routines and a stable teaching force. In March 2018, Ofsted made its first visit and put the school in special measures. [5] The Ofsted report [6] set a series of targets. Ofsted made a monitoring visit where it was positive about the reforms being made, and in November 2019 decided enough improvements had been made for it to come out measures. [7]

Buildings

The school was built as part of the Olympic legacy, adjacent to the Croydon Arena Athletics Track. The Project was managed by Willmot Dixon. [8] This was a £20 m contract to build two teaching blocks, access roads and all-weather pitch. They started on site in April 2015 and completed in August 2016.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Oasis Academy Arena". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Oasis Community Learning, registered charity no. 1109288". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  3. 1 2 "Oasis leader on his vision for country's first secure school". Schools Week. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Oasis Horizons - Oasis Academy Leesbrook". www.oasisacademyleesbrook.org. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Tobin, Olivia (10 May 2018). "'Unacceptable' South Norwood school rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted". croydonadvertiser. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ofsted Section 5 Report 2018". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ofsted Section 5 Report 2019". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Oasis Academy Arena". DES Group UK. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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