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EnglandSouth EastCherwellOX26 3UUSouthwold Primary School
Primary

Southwold Primary School

Primary

Cherwell · Bicester · OX26 3UU www.southwoldschool.org

Pupils
324
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
324
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
324
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/01/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOxfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Southwold Primary School · Primary · Oxfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
-3pp
73%64%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
13%
+3pp
20%13%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
324
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
29%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Holm Way, Bicester, OX26 3UU
Local authority
Oxfordshire
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
2024/2560%13%70%28%75%20%75%23%80%65%103.0104.0104.027%324
2023/2463%10%68%23%73%25%65%25%73%65%104.0105.0105.023%350
2022/2373%5%78%32%73%11%76%35%81%76%106.0107.0105.0-1.20-0.90-1.1025%343
2018/1972%20%83%40%73%32%85%35%80%82%106.0106.0107.0+3.60+1.80+3.1016%297
2017/1854%7%63%11%70%16%79%16%63%71%102.0103.0104.0-1.00+0.80+1.00326
2016/1761%2%78%16%73%4%78%12%71%86%104.0103.0106.0+2.20+0.40+1.2014%360

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
2024/2532428.627%29%15%6%12%
2023/2435029.623%28%15%6%15%
2022/2334330.525%26%16%8%28%
2021/2233833.320%20%13%8%25%
2020/2130027.118%17%10%
2018/1929719.016%14%13%3%5%
2017/184%6%
2016/1736020.914%9%15%4%8%

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