Southwold Primary School is a primary school located in Hackney. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Detmold Road, Hackney, E5 9NL
Website: www.southwold.hackney.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02088065201
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hackney
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Rachel Davie
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 100242

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 430
Number of Pupils: 390
Number of Boys: 198
Number of Girls: 192

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1 to 2.5
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.2 to 3.1
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:23%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Low Hall Nursery School
Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE
3out of 4 2,490 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre
Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY
4out of 4 2,619 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southwold Primary School
Detmold Road , Clapton E5 9NL
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Harrington Hill Primary School
Harrington Hill , Mount Pleasant Lane E5 9EY
3out of 4 465 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Northwold Primary School
Northwold Road , Clapton E5 8RN
3out of 4 798 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Baden-Powell School
Ferron Road , E5 8DN
3out of 4 806 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School
Kenninghall Road , E5 8BS
3out of 4 879 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Clapton Girls' Academy
Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB
4out of 4 1,066 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy
100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY
4out of 4 1,550 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School
Egerton Road , Stamford Hill N16 6UB
1out of 4 1,654 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)
107-115 Stamford Hill , N16 5RP
3out of 4 1,829 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
The City Academy, Hackney
Homerton Row , Hackney E9 6EA
4out of 4 1,832 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP
- not rated 556 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills
Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG
- not rated 2,806 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Big Creative Academy
38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL
- not rated 3,249 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
George Mitchell School
Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN
3out of 4 3,071 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leaways School
18 Theydon Road , E5 9NZ
- not rated 118 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ohr Emes
148 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9JZ
- not rated 455 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
Beis Trana Girls' School
186 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9DH
- not rated 585 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Side By Side School
9 Big Hill , E5 9HH
- not rated 619 yd Other independent special school Yes Mixed More About School
Al-Falah Primary School
48 Kenninghall Road , Clapton E5 8BY
- not rated 753 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.