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Southmead School

Primary

North Devon · Braunton · EX33 2BU www.southmead.devon.sch.uk/

Pupils
364
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
364
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
364
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Southmead School · Primary · Devon

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
72%
0pp
72%68%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
0%
-5pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
364
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Wrafton Road, Braunton, EX33 2BU
Local authority
Devon
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2572%0%87%35%72%0%82%28%78%82%107.0105.0107.015%364
2023/2472%5%80%40%75%5%92%27%80%80%107.0106.0107.019%368
2022/2368%5%80%46%75%7%91%30%88%91%107.0106.0108.0+1.90-0.20+1.9024%383
2018/1964%13%79%45%72%19%87%34%87%79%107.0107.0106.0+2.50-1.20+1.6014%347
2017/1866%12%66%24%76%24%85%32%83%80%103.0106.0104.0-2.20-0.30+1.1014%355
2016/1768%8%76%24%88%20%76%16%88%88%104.0104.0105.0+1.00+2.00+1.5021%335

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2536421.215%16%18%4%8%
2023/2436820.519%8%16%5%12%
2022/2338318.924%6%14%5%13%
2021/2238019.820%4%13%6%13%
2020/2138921.416%5%13%
2018/1934719.114%1%13%4%8%
2017/1835520.614%1%12%4%9%
2016/1733519.621%1%12%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.