Oasis Academy Mayfield

The Academy was established in 2008, when two local secondary schools merged; Woolston School Language College in Porchester Road, Woolston, and Grove Park Business and Enterprise College in the Grove, Weston. Due to the number of combined students, the Academy initially operated as a split site with the Key Stage 3 students (Years 7, 8 & 9) being taught at The Grove and Key Stage 4 students (Years 10 & 11) being taught at Porchester Road.

In the early months of forming a new Academy, both students and staff faced a number of challenges as they adjusted to teaching and learning across the split site.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/search/3784048.Head_of_troubled_school_defends_decisions_made/|title=Oasis Academy Mayfield head Ruth Johnson speaks out|last=Smith|first=Matt|date=23 October 2008|publisher=NewsQuest|access-date=2009-01-22}}{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/3772566.Dozens_of_pupils_go_on_rampage_at_school/|title=Dozens of pupils go on rampage at school|date= 20 October 2008 |work=The Southern Daily Echo|publisher=Newsquest Media Group|access-date=2008-10-20}} Following a meeting between parents and local MP, John Denham, acting Head Ruth Johnson was replaced by John Toland on 24 November 2008, who officially took up the post of Principal on 2 March 2009.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7746955.stm|title=City's new academy head resigns

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In 2011 the school was listed as "the worst in the country" based on the lack of progress made by pupils; attendance and attainment were also poor.{{cite news |last1=Reeve |first1=Jon |title=Oasis Academy Mayfield vows to turn things around as GCSE league tables come out |url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/8785245.city-school-vows-to-turn-things-around |access-date=15 February 2019 |work=The Daily Echo |date=12 January 2011}}

On 21 February 2012, students and staff moved into the school's new building.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}

The school was inspected by Ofsted in 2016 and judged Good.{{cite web |last1=Newberry |first1=Matthew |title=Oasis Academy Mayfield |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2570318 |publisher=Ofsted |access-date=2 August 2022 |date=2016}} The school was inspected in 2020, with a judgement of Requires Improvement.{{cite web |last1=Pailthorpe |first1=Keith |title=Inspection of Oasis Academy Mayfield |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50152209 |publisher=Ofsted |access-date=2 August 2022 |date=2020}}

As of 2025, the school's most recent inspection was in 2024, with a judgement of Good.{{cite web |last1=Enser |first1=Mark |title=Inspection of Oasis Academy Mayfield |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50248105|publisher=Ofsted |access-date=14 March 2025 |date=2024}}

Oasis Academy Mayfield is part of the Oasis Community Learning group, and evangelical Christian charity {{EW charity|1109288|Oasis Community Learning}} The trust have guided forty schools out of special measures. 19 per cent of the 52 Oasis academies classified as failing. {{cite web |title=Oasis leader on his vision for country's first secure school |url=https://schoolsweek.co.uk/oasis-founder-steve-chalke-england-first-secure-school-will-look/ |website=Schools Week |access-date=5 February 2021 |date=5 July 2019}} The trust's founder Reverend Steve Chalke says "Turning round a school is sometimes a quick fix, it really, truly is. And sometimes it’s a really long, hard, hard job".

Oasis has a long term strategy for enhancing the performance of its schools. Firstly it has devised a standard curriculum, that each school can safely adopt knowing it will deliver the National Curriculum. Secondly it invests in staff training so they become focused on improving the outcomes for the students. Through the Horizons scheme it provides each member of staff and student with a tablet. {{cite web |title=Oasis Horizons - Oasis Academy Mayfield|url=https://www.oasisacademymayfield.org/about-us/oasis-horizons |website=www.oasisacademymayfield.org |access-date=5 February 2021}}

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'.{{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Nerys |title=The school curriculum in England Parliamentary Briefing Paper |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN06798/SN06798.pdf |website=parliament.uk |accessdate=6 July 2020}} 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.

The academy operates a three-year, Key Stage 3 where all the core National Curriculum subjects are taught.{{cite web |title=What do we teach? - Oasis Academy Mayfield |url=https://www.oasisacademymayfield.org/curriculum/what-do-we-teach |website=www.oasisacademymayfield.org |access-date=26 February 2021}}

In Key Stage 4 can continue to study the full English Baccalaureate, with German, French and Spanish on offer, but other options (after discussion) are also available. All will do GCSEs in English Language and Literature, Maths and at least two Sciences, and a humanity.

• Ally Law, parkour performer and YouTuber{{cite web | url=http://www.oasisacademymayfield.org/sites/default/files/files/Order%20and%20Awards%20and%20GCSE%20Names.pdf | title=Order of Events | work=Oasis Academy Mayfield | access-date=27 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031616/http://www.oasisacademymayfield.org/sites/default/files/files/Order%20and%20Awards%20and%20GCSE%20Names.pdf | archive-date=4 November 2014 | url-status=dead }}
• Connor Russell, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Professional Player{{cite web | url=http://www.oasisacademymayfield.org/sites/default/files/files/Order%20and%20Awards%20and%20GCSE%20Names.pdf | title=Order of Events | work=Oasis Academy Mayfield | access-date=27 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031616/http://www.oasisacademymayfield.org/sites/default/files/files/Order%20and%20Awards%20and%20GCSE%20Names.pdf | archive-date=4 November 2014 | url-status=dead }}
• Scott Chalker, NOT Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Professional Player{{cite web | url=http://www.oasisacademymayfield.org/sites/default/files/files/Order%20and%20Awards%20and%20GCSE%20Names.pdf | title=Order of Events | work=Oasis Academy Mayfield | access-date=27 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031616/http://www.oasisacademymayfield.org/sites/default/files/files/Order%20and%20Awards%20and%20GCSE%20Names.pdf | archive-date=4 November 2014 | url-status=dead }}

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.oasisacademymayfield.org/ Official site]
• [https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/135629 The school on Ofsted's website]

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