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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandSR5 2JXSouthwick Community Primary School
Primary

Southwick Community Primary School

Primary

Sunderland · Southwick · SR5 2JX www.southwickprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
365
cap. 390
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
365
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
31%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
365
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
31%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Southwick Community Primary School · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
51%
-8pp
59%46%32%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
3%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
54%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
66%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
365
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
66%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
31%

Contact

Address
Shakespeare Street, Southwick, Southwick, SR5 2JX
Local authority
Sunderland
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
2024/2551%3%54%31%66%6%60%9%74%60%103.0102.0104.025%365
2023/2459%0%70%22%70%11%76%14%73%76%104.0104.0104.025%371
2022/2332%0%64%11%58%0%42%6%60%55%102.099.0101.0-0.30+0.00-1.4030%388
2018/1952%2%61%9%74%9%70%9%70%87%100.0101.0104.0+2.70+2.90+3.1020%442
2017/1851%2%67%7%70%12%63%12%81%51%102.0101.0100.0-0.90-0.70-1.4019%448
2016/1766%2%75%30%70%16%70%18%73%86%105.0105.0106.0+3.70+2.20+2.9023%444

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
2024/2536517.125%13%66%8%31%
2023/2437115.925%13%62%9%31%
2022/2338816.730%10%65%9%26%
2021/2238914.131%5%69%9%30%
2020/2141316.026%4%50%
2018/1944217.620%5%58%6%17%
2017/1844819.419%4%59%6%20%
2016/1744419.523%4%60%6%19%

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