Southmead School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 13 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 113139
- Address
- Wrafton Road, EX33 2BU
- Website
- www.southmead.devon.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 364 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.0%
- Girls
- 53.0%
- First language not English
- 15.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.3%
- Persistent absence
- 8.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 84.9%
Other 7.4%
Other Asian 2.2%
Mixed 1.9%
African 1.1%
Other Black 0.8%
Other White 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.9
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAbove average1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 72%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Southmead School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 37
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 49 22 27 |
| Year 1 | 41 18 23 |
| Year 2 | 61 32 29 |
| Year 3 | 44 22 22 |
| Year 4 | 47 22 25 |
| Year 5 | 63 32 31 |
| Year 6 | 59 23 36 |