Southwood Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 4 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Barking and Dagenham
- Unique reference
- 131845
- Address
- Keppel Road, RM9 5LT
- Website
- www.southwoodprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 633 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 58.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.5%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
White British 26.7%
Other White 25.6%
Bangladeshi 12%
Pakistani 7.9%
African 7.3%
Mixed 5.9%
Other Black 4.6%
Indian 3.6%
Other 2.5%
Other Asian 2.2%
Caribbean 1.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-1.8
WritingBelow average-2.1
MathsAverage-0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 56%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Southwood Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 40
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 32 13 19 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 20 13 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 76 46 30 |
| Year 1 | 87 45 42 |
| Year 2 | 87 39 48 |
| Year 3 | 90 45 45 |
| Year 4 | 90 49 41 |
| Year 5 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 6 | 91 44 47 |