OCL's GCSE Class of 2026!

The wait is finally over! Yesterday, thousands of Year 11 students across the Oasis family returned to their academies to collect their GCSE results and celebrate the culmination of years of hard work, determination and resilience. 

From the moment the doors opened, academies were filled with excitement, anticipation and plenty of nervous smiles as students opened the envelopes containing the results they had worked so hard to achieve. 

Staff, families and friends joined together to celebrate every success, whether that meant securing top grades, exceeding expectations, gaining places at Sixth Forms and colleges, or taking the next step towards apprenticeships and future careers. 

Across the country, from Yorkshire and the North East to, London, the South West and the South Coast, Oasis students have once again demonstrated incredible ambition, perseverance and character. Today has been a celebration not only of academic achievement, but of the determination and personal growth that has defined the journey of the Class of 2026. 

John Barneby, CEO of Oasis Community Learning, said:  

"Today is about celebrating the achievements of our young people. Behind every result is years of hard work, determination and resilience, supported by dedicated staff, families and academy communities."  

"It is particularly encouraging to see outcomes for students who face disadvantage continuing to improve, alongside outstanding results in academies across the trust. While we remain ambitious for every child, these results show strong progress and give us real confidence for the future." 

GCSE results day is all about our students and their achievements. Below is just a snapshot of some of the success stories across the Oasis family. 

At Oasis Academy Enfield, students Zac and Blessing opened their results live on Sky News! Blessing emotionally opened her envelope, revealing that she secured one grade 9, five grade 7s, two grade 6s and a P2! Another high performing student, Layla, also performed brilliantly, earning five grade 9’s and four grade 8’s, and will now be pursuing her dream of studying STEM subjects at college. 

At Oasis Academy Lord's Hill, many have overcome considerable personal and academic challenges and will now progress to a range of exciting destinations, including Barton Peveril Sixth Form College and other highly regarded education and training providers. Among those celebrating is student Chineme, who achieved seven grade 9s, and a grade 6 and Dario who achieved six grade 9s and two grade 8s! 

Oasis Academy Lister Park welcomed BBC Leeds along to celebrate and spotlight fantastic stories. Student Hisham, who achieved 9 and 8 grades, said his teacher and the school's Assistant Head of Year Intikhab Ahmed had "changed his life." Hisham then went on to say: "He's (Intikhab Ahmed) responsible for these grades. He taught me how to revise. When I was in a very dark path in my life, he was there, like a shining light." Hisham will now be studying at Bradford New College, with the hope of one day becoming a corporate lawyer. 

Oasis Academy Coulsdon warmly welcomed BBC News to celebrate their best ever GCSE results, and capture stories on the broadcaster’s hugely followed LIVE YouTube (catch Miley celebrating her results, and lasagne making skills, at 4:09!). Leading the cohort was Caleb, the academy's highest attaining student. He was joined by a group of exceptional high achievers including Robyn, Hannah, Siobhan, Elizabeth and Jacob, all of whom achieved an average of Grade 8 across their GCSE subjects.   

Oasis Academy Arena showcased their pride for their fantastic students on Instagram, including Keaira who achieved a grade 9, four grade 8s, two grade 7s and three grade 6s! 

Among celebrating yesterday at Oasis Academy Brightstowe was Joseph, who achieved an impressive set of results, including eight GCSEs at grade 8 and 9, and will now progress to study T level in Cyber Security at City Bristol College.  Another standout student, Iryna, also achieved excellent results, securing eight grade 5+ GCSEs, including a grade 8 in Maths, and taking the next step towards their ambition of studying at St Bedes A-Levels in Maths, Psychology & Economics.  

Iryna said: ''I am very pleased with my GCSE results and proud of the hard work I have put in to achieve them. I am now really looking forward to the next stage of my education and would love the opportunity to study at St Bedes. In the long term I would like to focus on Accounting and pursue a career in this field.'' 

A number of students achieved exceptional individual outcomes at Oasis Academy John Williams, where results triumphed at a record-breaking level! Students Connie and Taishi secured a combined result of thirteen grade 9s and four grade 8s!  

Oasis Academy South Bank also celebrated their best ever GCSE results this year! They had a very special visitor joining to celebrate; School Standards Minister, Georgia Gould MP, who showcased the incredible achievements of the students across her X and Instagram, while also commenting on the national picture in several media interviews, some of which also spoke to students, including Hits Radio who captured student Jack’s surprise of beating his expected grades with grade 9s, 8s, 7s and 6s! 

Among Oasis Academy Wintringham's high achievers was Kyron, who secured Grade 8s in Chemistry, English Literature and Physics; a Level 2 Distinction in Sports Studies; and Grade 7s in Biology, English Language and Mathematics. Kyron will go on to study A Levels in Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry at Franklin College, with aspirations of becoming a dentist. Rebecca also achieved fantastic results, earning Grade 8s in Biology, Mathematics and Physics; a Level 2 Distinction in Sports Studies; a Grade 7 in Chemistry and History; and Grade 6s in English Language and English Literature. Rebecca will now pursue her ambition of becoming a lawyer and will study Sociology, Law and History. 

Proudly highlighting fantastic individual stories of success across their socials, Oasis Academy MediaCityUK's student Almaan earned three 9s, 8, three 7s, 6, 5 and a Distinction and is now off to Pendleton college to pursue a dream of studying neuroscience or aviation at university.   

Across their academy Facebook, Oasis Academy Shirley Park highlighted the success of individual student results, such as Martin and Roman, who secured six 9s and five 7s between them. Both students will be studying A Level Physics, Maths and Further Maths at Oasis Academy Shirley Park Sixth Form next year. Long time partner of the academy, Crystal Palace FC’s charitable foundation, Palace for Life also spotlight the academy’s brilliant post-16 offer on their TikTok. 

Top-performing student Lucy from Oasis Academy Immingham secured D2* in Health and Social Care, combined 99 in Science, 9 English Language and Literature, 8s in French, History and Maths and will be going on to study Biology, Criminology and Sociology at Franklin College in Grimsby. Lucy said: “I am so proud of these results and am excited to begin my courses." 

Also sharing moments of surprise and joy on their Instagram and with the Newham Recorder, Oasis Academy Silvertown student Keevan achieved two 9s, three grade 8s, two grade 7s and two grade 6s and will be going on to study A-levels in maths, Economics and Psychology! 

Oasis Academy Brislington celebrated a selection of students achieving top grades and exceeding expectations, including Milo, who achieved nine Grade 7-9s, including four Grade 9s, showing strong attainment with a large proportion of top grades. He will now go on to study Maths, Physics, Geography and Psychology at QEH, confirming that he is: “Very happy with my results.” 

Oasis Academy Sholing spotlit copious smiling student, who was one of the academy's highest achievers, Megan, as she secured nine grade 9s and is progressing onto Barton Peveril Sixth Form College. Oasis Academy Mayfield also featured some standout student success stories, one of which included Grace, who was celebrating after she achieved the grades she needs to become a teacher in the future! 

Oasis Academy Don Valley students showcased some fantastic results, including students Safwaan and Marcus who are going to study at King Edward VII after achieving a combined three grade 9s, five grade 8s and four grade 7s between them! 

Oasis Academy Leesbrook took to their social media to celebrate an increase in students achieving 7+ grades by sharing the fantastic outcomes of many of their students, including Zara who achieved five grade 9s in Combined Science, English literature, English language, Religious Studies and History. She also gained an 8 in Maths and a 7 in French and hopes to have her maths grade remarked to see if it can be raised to a 9. Zara will be going to study at Oldham Sixth Form College. 

At Oasis Academy Hadley, one of the academy’s top performers was Arifa, who achieved Grade 7 and above in all subjects including four Grade 9s. She will now be studying English Literature, Maths, Psychology and History at A-level at the academy 6th Form. Arifa said: "I'm so proud of my hard work as my grades are reward for all the effort that I have put in.” 

Well done to our Oasis family! 

Keep your eyes peeled as we update this with more success stories!