The Department for Education has officially confirmed a troubled school will become two academies.

Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey will close in August this year.

It will be replaced by two new academies ran by Leigh Academy Minster (LAM) and EKC Sheppey Secondary (EKCSS) from September 1.

The decision was rubber-stamped by the Department for Education (DfE) on Friday (March 22).

It means all existing pupils at the school will need to apply for a place at either of the new schools, where places will be allocated “in accordance with the schools’ admission and over-subscription criteria”.

A letter was sent to parents and guardians on Monday informing them of what they need to do next for their children.

New Year 7 pupils will now be able to choose which school they would prefer to attend.

There will be 180 positions at each academy.

The school will then contact parents on June 6 to let pupils know which institution they have been offered.

The same decision will also need to be made for parents and soon-to-be Year 8 pupils, with the in-take of 180 per year for each school also confirmed.

However, 180 places will be available at LAM compared to just 90 at EKCSS for Year 9 pupils.

Parents of Year 10 and Year 11 pupils in September will receive a letter from Oasis advising them that a place will be made available for their child at LAM.

Meanwhile, for soon-to-be Year 12 students, parents can apply for a place at LAM’s Sixth Form.

Parents can also apply for a place for their youngsters to join Sheppey College - both via the normal admissions process.

Year 13 pupils, will automatically transfer to LAM.

The new provision will mean the Sheerness campus will be run by EKCSS, while the the Minster Campus will be run LAM.

Both have received heavy criticism from parents and Ofsted, which rated the school “inadequate” in 2022.

In a damning report, inspectors painted a shocking picture of bullies running out of control terrifying pupils.

"Foul, homophobic, racist and sexist language" also went unchecked, alongside a lack of permanent teachers and more than half of pupils not even bothering to turn up for lessons.

Despite slight improvements, the school failed to improve its rating during a follow-up inspection by the education watchdog last year.