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Southern Road Primary School

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

personMr Rubel Aloum

location_onPlaistow, E13 9JH

language Visit Website phone 2084719048

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

615

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Expected Standard

81%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Southern Road Primary School is a Community school primary school in Plaistow, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Southern Road Primary School is a community school in Plaistow, Newham, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 592 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 63 primaries in Newham and #491 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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

81%

LA 74%

Reading91% LA 81%

Writing83% LA 80%

Maths91% LA 82%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 73%England 61%

Reading90% LA 81% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 80% · Eng 72%

Maths98% LA 83% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 69%England 60%

Reading71% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths91% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA 0.7

-3.7 to -0.9

-0.4

Write

LA 1.4

-1.8 to 0.9

1.2

Maths

LA 2.1

-0.1 to 2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 74%England 65%

Reading89% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 85% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA 1.8

0.4 to 3.1

0.6

Write

LA 2.0

-0.7 to 1.9

6.4

Maths

LA 2.6

5.2 to 7.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 76%

Reading90% LA 82%

Writing87% LA 85%

Maths93% LA 86%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA 1.8

0.4 to 3

1.2

Write

LA 2.1

-0.1 to 2.5

Maths

LA 3.5

3.8 to 6.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 September 2023

Inspection Report

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19 June 2018

Inspection Report

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05 June 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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05 June 2009

Inspection Report

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20 June 2006

Inspection Report

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26 March 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-06-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-06-05

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 592 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	592	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	563	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	617	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	606	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	582	5	0.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	638	3	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	615	2	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	595	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	658	4	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	629	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	599	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	659	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	627	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	611	3	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	663	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	663	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	642	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	691	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	675	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	656	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	696	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	663	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	649	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	720	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	685	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	668	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 38 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 19 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils