Primary school

Southwick Community Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Sunderland
  • SR5 2JX
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,953 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 80%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 31%31%2016/17: top 45%2017/18: top 83%2018/19: top 84%2022/23: top 96%2023/24: top 60%2024/25: top 80%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM51% · North East 67%2/10 Well below North East
Higher standard, RWM3% · North East 8%2/10 Well below North East+12.5 pts
Reading score103 · North East 1052/10 Well below North East+9.3 pts
Maths score102 · North East 1052/10 Well below North East+8.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 64% · 33 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 66% · 44 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 51% · 43 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 52% · 46 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 32% · 53 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 59% · 37 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 51% · 35 pupils · North East 67%66%32%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 33 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 2% · 44 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 2% · 43 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 2% · 46 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 0% · 53 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 0% · 37 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 3% · 35 pupils · North East 8%3%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 33 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 105 · 44 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 102 · 43 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 100 · 46 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 102 · 53 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 104 · 37 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 103 · 35 pupils · North East 105108100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 33 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 105 · 44 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 101 · 43 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 101 · 46 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 99 · 53 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 104 · 37 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 102 · 35 pupils · North East 10510799No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
31 of 31 who put it first2014 · 97.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3131
2nd41
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Inadequate
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026345
Free school meals (past 6 years)66.2%
First language not English13.4%
SEN support21.9%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)8.5%
Persistently absent pupils30.8%

Girls 46.9%Boys 53.1%

88.5% full · 390 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.9
Pupils per adult7.7
  • Classroom teachers 19.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 13.4
  • Other support 16.1

Teachers 21.8 FTE · Whole workforce 51.2 · 70 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,879
Spend per pupil£9,390
Staff spend per pupil£6,441
Reserve per pupil£598
  • +£193,665revenue reserve
  • +£158,500in-year balance

Grants £9,471 · self-generated £409 · premises £364 per pupil