I was surprised to see a letter in your paper (Your Say, May 6) criticising the behaviour of our young people in Ashburton Park.

Since becoming an Oasis Academy, we have been consistently praised – by inspectors, parents and members of the community – for the outstanding behaviour of our students.

We receive very few complaints from members of the public and on the rare occasions that we do, they are dealt with swiftly and decisively.

If the writer of the letter has a genuine complaint I would encourage him to contact the academy directly.

At Oasis Academy Shirley Park we are proud of the behaviour of our students and recognise that it is one of the factors that makes us both a nurturing community and an outstanding centre of learning.

LOUISE LEE
Principal Oasis Academy Shirley Park