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EnglandLondonBarking and DagenhamRM9 5LTSouthwood Primary School
Primary

Southwood Primary School

Primary

Barking and Dagenham · Dagenham · RM9 5LT www.southwoodprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
591
cap. 630
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
591
Pupils · 2024/25
58%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
591
Pupils · 2024/25
58%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarking and Dagenham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Southwood Primary School · Primary · Barking and Dagenham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
+5pp
56%52%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
7%
+5pp
9%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
591
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
58%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Keppel Road, Dagenham, RM9 5LT
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham
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
2024/2556%7%66%24%76%8%71%24%83%68%103.0103.0103.019%591
2023/2451%2%63%12%69%2%60%17%77%55%102.0102.0101.020%633
2022/2356%3%65%20%70%3%76%16%81%67%103.0103.0103.0-1.80-2.10-0.9017%618
2018/1954%7%59%20%78%10%76%22%92%69%101.0104.0104.0-1.60-0.30-1.0011%663
2017/1848%9%56%21%73%11%59%21%80%59%102.0102.0102.0-3.00-1.10-1.9013%655
2016/1754%9%63%15%70%17%69%20%80%67%100.0103.0104.0-2.50+0.30-0.8011%651

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
2024/2559119.719%58%31%6%19%
2023/2463321.620%59%30%7%26%
2022/2361818.617%59%35%8%25%
2021/2261519.515%53%33%7%27%
2020/2161520.715%52%28%
2018/1966320.611%48%30%4%10%
2017/1865518.913%50%31%5%11%
2016/1765121.611%49%32%5%11%

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