Southwood Primary School is a primary school located in Dagenham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 11/07/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Keppel Road, Dagenham

School Information

Address: Keppel Road, Dagenham, RM9 5LT
Website: www.southwoodprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 02082704915
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Scott Halliwell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131845

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/07/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 615
Number of Boys: 293
Number of Girls: 322

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3 to -0.2
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.2 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southwood Primary School
Keppel Road , RM9 5LT
2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Roding Primary School
Hewett Road , RM8 2XS
3out of 4 692 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Connor Road , RM9 5UL
3out of 4 699 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Bowes Road , RM8 2XJ
- not rated 779 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Valence Primary School
Bonham Road , RM8 3AR
3out of 4 820 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Robert Clack School
Gosfield Road , RM8 1JU
3out of 4 1,499 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Terling Road , Wood Lane RM8 1JT
3out of 4 1,851 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Mayfield School
Pedley Road , RM8 1XE
3out of 4 1,906 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Jo Richardson Community School
Gale Street , Castle Green RM9 4UN
3out of 4 2,290 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dagenham Park CofE School
School Road , RM10 9QH
3out of 4 2,607 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barking and Dagenham College
Dagenham Road , RM7 0XU
- not rated 3,186 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sydney Russell School
Parsloes Avenue , RM9 5QT
4out of 4 368 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Eastbrook School
Dagenham Road , RM10 7UR
2out of 4 2,185 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Goresbrook School
Cook Road , RM9 6XW
3out of 4 2,306 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity School
Heathway , RM10 7SJ
4out of 4 1,067 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Alamiyah School
113-115 Marlborough Road , Dagenham RM8 2ES
- not rated 1,116 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Mayesbrook Park School
75-77 Arden Crescent , RM9 6TJ
3out of 4 1,812 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Al-Noor Primary School
619-629 Green Lane , Ilford IG3 9RP
- not rated 1,978 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hopewell School
Harmony House , Baden Powell Close RM9 6XN
- not rated 2,235 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.