Principal's Welcome

Oasis Academy Silvertown was planned and founded by the West Silvertown community who dreamed of having a local school which ensured both academic excellence as well as nurturing care for local children. After many years of discussions, plans and applications to the Department for Education, the academy opened in September 2014 in portacabins and finally moved into its permanent home in September 2022.

I worked at the academy as Assistant, Deputy and Acting Principal from September 2016 – August 2023 and am delighted to have been able to return as Principal since September 2024. The families, children and staff who make up the Oasis Academy Silvertown community care deeply about the success and futures of all of our students and it is a joy to work alongside them in this role.

Our academy vision is to ensure that all of our students become ‘Ready for University, Ready to Lead’. We continue to be inspired by the original dreams that the community had for our school, creating an environment where we have high academic aspirations for every student as well as ensuring we support and develop each child into growing and developing as a leader. Our small size means that every child is known by our staff and that we have a strong community feel where children want to learn and to behave well.

We believe that school is crucially important for young people, but that they will develop best when also engaged with their local community. As a result we work closely with local organisations to ensure that our children have the very best opportunities to learn, to be supported and to build relationships with local professionals. At present we work with West Ham Community Foundation, Kick London, Hived London, Britannia Education Trust, West Silvertown Foundation, Royal Docks and Newham Music Hub.

We look forward to working closely with you too.

Emily Boxer

Principal