Southwood Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 3 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

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
24.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.7%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.8
WritingBelow average-2.1
MathsAverage-0.9
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
40
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
40
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.1
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024