Southmere Primary Academy | School performance

52%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

375

Pupils · 2024/25

79%

EAL · 2024/25

32%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

52%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

375

Pupils · 2024/25

79%

EAL · 2024/25

32%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

52%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

375

Pupils · 2024/25

79%

EAL · 2024/25

32%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/06/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBradford

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Southmere Primary Academy · Primary · Bradford

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

52%

+10pp

52%47%42%

'23'24'25

'25 · 52%

RWM higher standard

-3pp

5%4%2%

'23'24'25

'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

58%

Reading higher standard

21%

Writing expected standard

65%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

60%

Maths higher standard

19%

Science expected standard

71%

SPAG expected standard

38%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

98.0

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

375

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

79%

FSM eligible

51%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

32%

Contact

Address

Ewart Street, Bradford, BD7 3NR

Local authority

Bradford

Website

www.smpa.org.uk

Telephone

01274422040

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	52%	2%	58%	21%	65%	6%	60%	19%	71%	38%	104.0	104.0	98.0	—	—	—	15%	375
2023/24	42%	5%	53%	11%	56%	9%	56%	16%	63%	40%	101.0	101.0	100.0	—	—	—	14%	375
2022/23	45%	2%	52%	9%	82%	20%	59%	13%	82%	48%	100.0	101.0	100.0	-1.30	+5.50	-0.30	15%	365
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	26%	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	375	21.8	15%	79%	51%	9%	32%
2023/24	375	21.0	14%	58%	54%	9%	34%
2022/23	365	21.6	15%	60%	55%	9%	32%
2021/22	347	19.5	15%	58%	56%	10%	34%
2020/21	344	19.4	16%	61%	49%	—	—
2018/19	399	—	26%	58%	47%	7%	24%