[1] When in 2016 the Collective Spirit Free School was closed, Oasis Academy Oldham accepted many of the 230 displaced children into years 7,8,9,10 and 11.

In 2011, the previous principal left the school and 20 staff also in August 2012: staffing was not stable, routines and procedures were not in place.

Over half the students were eligible for the pupil premium, i.e. on free school meals or in local authority care.

[6] When in 2020 the Collective Spirit Free School was closed, Oasis Academy Oldham accepted many of the 230 adopted children into years 7,8,9,10 and 11.

[9] The trust's founder Reverend Steve Chalke says "Turning round a school is sometimes a quick fix, it really, truly is.

[10] Schools endeavour to get all students to achieve the English Baccalaureate(EBACC) qualification- this must include core subjects a modern or ancient foreign language, and either History or Geography.