Southwick Community Primary School is a primary school located in Sunderland. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Shakespeare Street, Sunderland

School Information

Address: Shakespeare Street, Sunderland, SR5 2JX
Website: www.southwickprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01915009554
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mr C Robson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108769

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 390
Number of Pupils: 413
Number of Boys: 208
Number of Girls: 205

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.9 to 4.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.6
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 1.5 to 4.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hylton Red House Nursery School
Rotherham Road , Red House Estate SR5 5QL
4out of 4 2,094 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southwick Community Primary School
Shakespeare Street , Southwick SR5 2JX
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Grange Park Primary School
Swan Street , SR5 1EA
4out of 4 856 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Redcar Road , SR5 5AU
3out of 4 1,174 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Willow Wood Community Primary School
Redcar Road , Red House SR5 5RZ
2out of 4 1,310 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Redby Academy
Fulwell Road , SR6 9QP
3out of 4 1,338 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Red House Academy
Rutherglen Road , Red House Estate SR5 5LN
1out of 4 1,659 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Monkwearmouth Academy
Torver Crescent , SR6 8LG
- not rated 1,913 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Thornhill Terrace , SR2 7JN
4out of 4 2,817 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Thornhill Academy
Thornholme Road , SR2 7NA
1out of 4 3,184 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beacon of Light School
Beacon of Light , Stadium Park SR5 1SU
2out of 4 1,116 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
University of Sunderland
4th Floor, Edinburgh Building , City Campus, Chester Road SR1 3SD
- not rated 2,326 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harry Watts Academy
Ramillies Road , SR5 5JA
- not rated 2,707 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Argyle House School
19-20 Thornhill Park , SR2 7LA
- not rated 3,055 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Consilium Evolve
Thornhill Academy , Thornholme Road SR2 7NA
- not rated 3,216 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.