Oasis Academy Silvertown

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Oasis Academy Silvertown
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Address
Rymill Street as of February 2021

,
E16 2TX

England
Coordinates51°30′06″N 0°03′41″E / 51.50163°N 0.06140°E / 51.50163; 0.06140Coordinates: 51°30′06″N 0°03′41″E / 51.50163°N 0.06140°E / 51.50163; 0.06140
Information
TypeFree school
Mottowwww
EstablishedSeptember 2014 (2014-09)
Local authorityNewham Council
TrustOasis Community Learning
Department for Education URN141082 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalMs Johanna Thompson[1]
GenderMixed
Age range11–16
Enrolment329 ( February 2021)
Capacity450
Websitewww.oasisacademysilvertown.org

Oasis Academy Silvertown is coeducational secondary free school located in the North Woolwich in Newham, in London, England. It is part of the Oasis Community Learning. It opened to pupils in September 2014. It moved to this site in September 2016, and will move to its permanent home, in Silvertown in late 2021. It was rated 'Good' in its first Ofsted inspection.

Oasis Academy Silvertown opened in 2014. It is smaller than the average-sized mixed comprehensive school within the Oasis Community Learning multi-academy trust. There are currently pupils in Years7,8 and 9.The number on roll is expected to increase to 600 when the school has pupils in Years 7 to 11. Since September 2014,the school has moved between temporary sites and is currently located on Rymill Street, Newham. Physical education takes place at Newham Leisure Centre, as there is no on-site sports hall or playing field. Through the trust, the school has received support from other Oasis Community [2]

Oasis has a long term strategy for enhancing the performance of its schools.

  • It has devised a standard curriculum, that each school can safely adopt knowing it will deliver the National Curriculum.
  • It has invested in staff training so they are focused on improving the outcomes for the students
  • Horizons, through its Horizons scheme it is providing each member of staff and student with a tablet computer.[3]

Oasis 9 Habits[]

The Oasis 9 Habits are the bespoke and unique approach to character development. These are promoted within the school, and provide the pupils with a benchmark for behaviour.

  • compassionate, patient, humble
  • joyful, honest, hopeful
  • considerate, forgiving and self-controlled[4]

Curriculum[]

Virtually all maintained schools and academies follow the National Curriculum, and there success is judged on how well they succeed in delivering a 'broad and balanced curriculum'.[5] Schools endeavour to get all students to achieve the English Baccalaureate qualification - this must include core subjects a modern or ancient foreign language, and either history or geography.

Building[]

The permanent home, 65 Evelyn Road, E16 1TU will be handed over in late 2021. It is being designed by Rivington Street Studios to [6] and will achieve a BREEAM “Excellent” rating.[7] It is to be a 5 storey 'super block', built on the site of a former fire station. Building began in October 2020. [8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Oasis Academy Silvertown - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Ofsted Section 5 Report 2017". ofsted .gov.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2021.UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright
  3. ^ "Oasis Horizons - Oasis Academy Leesbrook". www.oasisacademyleesbrook.org. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Oasis Ethos and Habits -". www.oasisacademymediacityuk.org.
  5. ^ Roberts, Nerys. "The school curriculum in England Parliamentary Briefing Paper" (PDF). parliament.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. ^ "BB103- Building Bulletin Area Guidelines for schools" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Oasis Academy Silvertown | Rivington Street Studio". www.rivingtonstreetstudio.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  8. ^ Brookes, Andrew (28 October 2020). "Work begins on 600-pupil 'superblock' school in Silvertown". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

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