Southwold Primary School is a primary school located in Bicester. 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 24/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Holm Way, Bicester, OX26 3UU
Website: www.southwoldschool.org
Telephone: 01869324061
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Wollington
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142728

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 300
Number of Boys: 163
Number of Girls: 137

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 2 to 5.3
Writing
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.3
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 1.7 to 4.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southwold Primary School
Holm Way , OX26 3UU 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bure Park Primary School
Lucerne Avenue , Bure Park OX26 3BP 		3out of 4 581 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Glory Farm Primary School
Hendon Place , Sunderland Drive OX26 4YJ 		3out of 4 755 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Gagle Brook Primary School
Cranberry Avenue , OX27 8BD 		- not rated 1,181 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Brookside Primary School
Bucknell Road , OX26 2DB 		3out of 4 1,377 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cooper School
Churchill Road , OX26 4RS 		3out of 4 702 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Bicester School
Queen's Avenue , OX26 2NS 		3out of 4 1,595 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Whitelands Academy
Hexham Road , OX26 1AY 		- not rated 3,082 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bardwell School
Hendon Place , Sunderland Drive OX26 4RZ 		3out of 4 701 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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