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
- Website
- www.southwoodprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 591 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.0%
- Girls
- 47.0%
- First language not English
- 58.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.1%
- Persistent absence
- 17.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
White British 25.7%
Other White 23.9%
Bangladeshi 12.5%
Pakistani 8.6%
African 8.5%
Mixed 6.2%
Other Black 4.6%
Indian 4.4%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other 1.7%
Caribbean 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Chinese 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 51%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Southwood Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 63
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 36 21 15 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 20 11 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 52 28 24 |
| Year 1 | 77 43 34 |
| Year 2 | 87 44 43 |
| Year 3 | 77 38 39 |
| Year 4 | 90 45 45 |
| Year 5 | 91 48 43 |
| Year 6 | 61 35 26 |