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Southwold Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Rachel Davie

location_onHackney, E5 9NL

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

370

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Expected Standard

91%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Southwold Primary School is a Community school primary school in Hackney, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 2% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Southwold Primary School is a community school in Hackney, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 360 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 91% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 32% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #24 of 50 primaries in Hackney and #1,845 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 73%

Reading96% LA 80%

Writing91% LA 79%

Maths94% LA 79%

Read SS

113

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 71%England 61%

Reading96% LA 80% · Eng 74%

Writing91% LA 79% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 68%England 60%

Reading93% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.4

Read

LA 0.5

2.6 to 6.2

1.8

Write

LA 1.3

0.0 to 3.6

2.4

Maths

LA 0.6

0.7 to 4.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading85% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing94% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths96% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.0

-1.0 to 2.5

1.4

Write

LA 1.0

-0.2 to 3.1

1.4

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.2 to 2.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 70%

Reading88% LA 78%

Writing93% LA 81%

Maths95% LA 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 1.0

1 to 4.2

3.7

Write

LA 1.3

2.2 to 5.2

Maths

LA 1.0

2.5 to 5.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 April 2025

Inspection Report

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16 October 2019

Inspection Report

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25 September 2018

Inspection Report

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27 February 2014

Inspection Report

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15 September 2010

Inspection Report

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21 January 2009

Inspection Report

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06 February 2008

Inspection Report

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26 June 2007

Inspection Report

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07 December 2006

Inspection Report

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20 May 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-10-16

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-09-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-02-27

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Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-09-15

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 360 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	360	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	361	5	1.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	369	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	361	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	353	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	379	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	370	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	369	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	374	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	376	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	367	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	379	3	0.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	390	1	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	388	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	398	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	398	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	394	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	394	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	389	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	386	3	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	389	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	395	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	391	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	418	3	0.7%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	424	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	426	1	0.2%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 56 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils