Oasis Academy Lister Park

Overview

Oasis Academy Lister Park continues to be a good school, characterised by a "caring" culture where "positive relationships are important." Leaders provide a "high-quality education" with an "ambitious curriculum" that helps pupils "flourish in their learning." The school maintains high expectations, resulting in good behaviour and a calm, orderly environment.

Strengths

• Leaders have created an "ambitious curriculum" that is "well-organised" and sequenced to develop knowledge effectively over time.
• Teachers possess "strong subject knowledge" and use a consistent approach, such as the `Oasis Lesson’, to create "positive learning environments."
• Staff work collaboratively to support pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), through tools like ‘pupil passports’.
• Pupils benefit from a "range of enrichment experiences," including clubs, external visits, and leadership opportunities.
• Leaders have made reading a priority, with staff being "good at identifying pupils who are struggling to read."

Areas to improve

• Attendance for some pupils is too low; the school must "sharpen its approach to the tracking of absence" to secure improvements.
• Strategic approaches to support pupils with SEND are not yet fully embedded; the school should "accelerate its work in closing gaps in learning" so these pupils achieve as well as their peers.
• Some aspects of the curriculum, such as science adaptations for pupils with learning gaps, are still being refined and are "not yet fully embedded."

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.