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Southwark Primary School

Primary · Nottingham · NG6 0DT

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 4 July 2023

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At a glance

624 pupils · 87% of 720 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
42.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
29.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.southwarkprimary.net/
URN
137480

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 51 families named it first for 52 Reception places, 0.98 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 4 July 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.98 first-choice applications per place

52 places offered · 51 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

87 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
60%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
1%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school60%
Median of its 12 closest peers65.5%
Nottingham average62.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Villiers Primary SchoolBilston · 47 miles awayExpected standard65%
The Olive School, BirminghamBirmingham · 47 miles awayOutstanding (2019)88%
Heathfield Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham · under 1 mile awayGood46%
St John's CofE Primary SchoolBradford · 58 miles awayOutstanding76%
Forest Lodge AcademyLeicester · 24 miles awayGood55%
St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 43 miles awayOutstanding81%
St Giles Church of England Primary SchoolWillenhall · 46 miles awayGood77%
Heathlands Primary AcademyBirmingham · 42 miles awayGood62%
Woodfield Primary SchoolDoncaster · 35 miles awayGood63%
Whitegate Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham · 6 miles awayGood66%
Lady Royd Primary SchoolBradford · 62 miles awayNot yet graded75%
Saint Nathaniel's AcademyStoke-on-Trent · 43 miles awayGood60%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 44% (Nottingham 34%, England 60%) · Black African 14% (Nottingham 12%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 11% (Nottingham 6%, England 2%) · Any other White background 7% (Nottingham 7%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 5% (Nottingham 5%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Nottingham 5%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Nottingham 11%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Nottingham 5%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Nottingham 4%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Nottingham 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.01 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Nottingham: 2.95 suspensions and 0.05 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

65.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 10.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,605; 16.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,063
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 83% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £237,000; in-year balance +£17,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work22.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways26.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier39%62.3%
Social housing26.6%17.1%
Privately rented34.3%20.5%
Detached houses6.6%22.9%
Flats17.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms6.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van42.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013836 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£179,500433 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£148,000–£215,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (53)£240,000
Semi-detached (199)£190,000
Terraced (155)£155,000
Flat (26)£113,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
39an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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