Oasis Academy John Williams
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bristol, City of
Petherton Road, Bristol, BS14 9BU
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/09/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.6%
34.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
858
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
158 of 158 families who put it first got an offer
175
Places offered
404
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 158 | 158 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 152 | 13 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 93 | 4 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 404 | 175 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Bristol, City of lets families list 3 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Victoria Boomer-Clark
- Address
- Petherton Road, Hengrove, Bristol, BS14 9BU
- Phone
- 01275894680
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward / constituency
- Hengrove and Whitchurch Park · Bristol South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135663
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 45% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
858 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
12 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 923 pupils
Attendance
88.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.37 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.59 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 161 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 160 | 15% | 43% | 68% | |
| English Language | 160 | 19% | 53% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 157 | 14% | 62% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 142 | 6% | 33% | 59% | |
| Geography | 123 | 24% | 51% | 66% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 72 | 21% | 54% | 69% | |
| Art and Design | 66 | 29% | 74% | 95% | |
| Physical Education | 59 | 14% | 44% | 59% | |
| History | 54 | 17% | 50% | 57% | |
| Business | 53 | 25% | 68% | 77% | |
| Religious Studies | 49 | 18% | 61% | 76% | |
| Spanish | 45 | 22% | 64% | 78% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bristol, City of council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.