Oasis Academy Silvertown is a

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free school located in

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, in London, England. It is part of the

Oasis Community Learning Oasis Charitable Trust, commonly known as Oasis, is a UK-based Christian registered charity. It was founded by the Reverend Steve Chalke in September 1985. Chalke had been assistant minister at Tonbridge Baptist Church, Kent, for four years. ...

. It opened to pupils in September 2014. It moved to this site in September 2016, and will move to its permanent home, in

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in 2022. It was rated 'Good' in its first Ofsted inspection in 2017.

History

Oasis Academy Silvertown opened in September 2014. It is smaller than the average-sized mixed comprehensive school within the Oasis Community Learning multi-academy trust. Since it opened, the school has moved between temporary sites and is currently located on Rymill Street, next to

King George V DLR station King George V is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in North Woolwich, East London, which opened on 2 December 2005. The station replaced North Woolwich railway station on the North London line and is named after King George V Dock nearb ...

. 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 Learning schools. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th
Open Government Licence v3.0
© Crown copyright 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

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. * 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.

Future building

In 2022, the school will move to its permanent site on North Woolwich Road, close to

West Silvertown DLR station West Silvertown is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Silvertown which opened in December 2005. It is located on the Woolwich Arsenal branch. Trains run Westbound to Bank in the City of London and Eastbound to Woolwich Arsenal, passing ...

. It is being designed by Rivington Street Studios to BB103 Area Guidelines for Schools and will achieve a

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“Excellent” rating. It is to be a 5 storey 'super block', built on the site of a former fire station. Construction began in October 2020, with the building topped out in July 2021.

References

External links

The school website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oasis Academy Silvertown Free schools in London Secondary schools in the London Borough of Newham

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