Southmead School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 14 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
- 368 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 8.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.3%
- Persistent absence
- 8.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 85.6%
Other 4.9%
Mixed 3.5%
Other Asian 2.4%
Other White 1.1%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
African 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 68%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
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 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Southmead School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 48
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 41 15 26 |
| Year 1 | 54 32 22 |
| Year 2 | 40 21 19 |
| Year 3 | 50 26 24 |
| Year 4 | 64 28 36 |
| Year 5 | 58 27 31 |
| Year 6 | 61 36 25 |