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Oasis Restore Secure School

Asked by Grahame MorrisLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 13 October 2025UIN 77493

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children have been held at the Oasis Restore secure school at Medway in each month since it opened.

Answered by Jake Richards

The number of children at the secure school at the end of each month, to the end of July 2025, is shown in the table below. The average age was 16.

Aug 2024

Sep 2024

Oct 2024

Nov 2024

Dec 2024

Jan 2025

Feb 2025

Mar 2025

Apr 2025

May 2025

Jun 2025

Jul 2025

Number of children

[x](1)

9

11

8

13

17

15

15

8

8

10

10

(1) The symbol [x] indicates that the total is five or fewer. Where this is the case, an exact figure is not provided, in order to avoid the risk of identifying individuals.

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