Oasis Academy Benson
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Birmingham
Benson Road, Birmingham, B18 5TD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 13/09/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.0%
31.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
271
Capacity used
Has space65%
420 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
16 of 16 families who put it first got an offer
17
Places offered
47
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 16 | 16 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 19 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 47 | 16 | 34% |
Birmingham lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sasha Paterson
- Address
- Benson Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5TD
- Phone
- 01215544913
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter · Birmingham Ladywood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150692
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 56% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OASIS COMMUNITY LEARNING
271 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
13 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Requires improvement Personal development Good Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 284 pupils
Attendance
89.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
11.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
31.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.