Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #87 in West Northamptonshire public Top 41% UK

Southfield Primary School

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

personMr Matt Green

corporate_fareSOUTHFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL

location_onBrackley, NN13 6AU

language Visit Website phone 1280709792

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

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Students

129

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Southfield Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Brackley, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 41% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Southfield Primary School is an academy converter in Brackley, West Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of SOUTHFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL. The school has approximately 129 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #87 of 147 primaries in West Northamptonshire and #9,093 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 98.3%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading94% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths48% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA -0.1

-2.2 to 3.2

2.2

Write

LA 0.2

-0.4 to 4.7

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.0 to 1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading59% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.3

-4.3 to 0.2

-1.0

Write

LA -0.2

-3.1 to 1.0

-2.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-4.2 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 62%

Reading59% LA 75%

Writing72% LA 79%

Maths45% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.4

-3.5 to 0.9

1.4

Write

LA -0.3

-0.7 to 3.5

-3.7

Maths

LA -0.9

-5.7 to -1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

11 January 2022

Inspection Report

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15 June 2021

Inspection Report

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10 February 2021

Inspection Report

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20 October 2020

Inspection Report

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10 July 2019

Inspection Report

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22 September 2017

Inspection Report

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22 March 2017

Inspection Report

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18 October 2016

Inspection Report

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29 June 2016

Inspection Report

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12 January 2016

Inspection Report

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16 June 2015

Inspection Report

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17 March 2015

Inspection Report

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18 November 2014

Inspection Report

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10 December 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

8 Evaluations

2022-01-11

Schools into Special Measures Visit 2 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Good

2019-07-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2017-09-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-03-22

Special Measures S5 ReInspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-10-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-06-29

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-01-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-11-18

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Inadequate

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 79 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.
2023/24 (Summer term)	79	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	84	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	108	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	136	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	129	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	123	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	152	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	148	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	139	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	167	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	167	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	166	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	168	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	168	3	1.8%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	162	2	1.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	241	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	252	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	249	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	293	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	293	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	288	0	0.0%	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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Southfield Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Parklands Primary School

Abington Vale Primary School

Eastfield Academy

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Silverstone Church of England Primary School

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