SCHOOL PROFILE

Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre

Primary Community school URN 122465
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Nottingham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 203 179 full-time · 24 part-time
Female pupils 106 52.2% of pupils
Male pupils 97 47.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

37.4%
12.6 pts above England
School 37.4%
Nottingham 36.9%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

70.0%
49.7 pts above England
School 70.0%
Nottingham 36.7%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Nottingham 0.7%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
20.7%
42
Indian
13.3%
27
White British
12.8%
26
Pakistani
11.3%
23
White and Black Caribbean
8.9%
18
Any other Asian background
8.4%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 9.4% 19 of 203 pupils
11.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 9.4%
Nottingham 18.8%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.4% 17 pupils
England 14.8% 6.4 pts below
EHC plans 1.0% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 5.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Speech, language & communication 6
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

66.0% 5.6 pts above England
School 66.0%
Nottingham 58.4%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Nottingham 69.4%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Nottingham 68.5%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

66.0%

6.0 pts below England

School 66.0%
Nottingham 68.8%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.57%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.35 pts higher than England
School 6.57%
Nottingham 6.82%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.67%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.85 pts higher than England
School 16.67%
Nottingham 18.73%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.08%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.28 pts higher than England
School 2.08%
Nottingham 2.30%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.7% 8.5 pts above England
Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre
96.7%
Nottingham
94.7%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information