St David's, Off Stoneyfield Road, Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 2XE
10 reasons to choose Oasis Academy Byron
Main point of differentiation
Oasis Academy Byron is one of the best state primary schools in Purley, and ranks in the top 250 in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It has the most interesting academic curriculum among Purley primary schools. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Oasis Academy Byron is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 51 members of Oasis Community Learning. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Oasis Academy Byron has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Oasis Academy Byron ranks in the top 13% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 8% of schools.
The Oasis Academy Byron curriculum
School curriculum has topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects (International Primary Curriculum) and also includes PSHE, philosophy, enterprise education, Mandarin. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Oasis Academy Byron
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Oasis Academy Byron
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am.
Find another school near Oasis Academy Byron
St David’s School (2 miles); Cumnor House School for Girls (2.3 miles); Cumnor House School for Boys (2.7 miles).
Beaumont Primary School, Purley (1.2 miles); New Valley Primary School (2 miles); Gresham Primary School (3.9 miles).
Whitgift School (4 miles); Croydon Metropolitan College (4.2 miles); Caterham School (4.4 miles).
Woodcote High School (1.6 miles); Wallington High School for Girls (2.8 miles); The John Fisher School (2.9 miles).