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Southbroom Infants' School

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personMrs Amy Edwards

corporate_fareTHE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION

location_onDevizes, SN10 5AA

language Visit Website phone 1380723184

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

135

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Southbroom Infants' School is a Academy converter primary school in Devizes, serving ages 2-7. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

Southbroom Infants' School is an academy converter in Devizes, Wiltshire, admitting pupils aged 2-7. It is part of THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION. The school has approximately 82 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 June 2025

Inspection Report

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07 March 2023

Inspection Report

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12 February 2020

Inspection Report

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04 March 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-06-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2023-03-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2012-05-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-05-07

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

1.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.2%(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 82 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.2%, which is above 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)	82	1	1.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	82	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	94	10	10.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	98	14	14.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	103	3	2.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	134	8	6.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	135	17	12.6%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	127	13	10.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	145	12	8.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	141	1	0.7%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	135	9	6.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	162	4	2.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	159	2	1.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	156	3	1.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	184	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	184	2	1.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	130	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	157	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	155	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	152	1	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	150	1	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	150	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	154	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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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 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

88.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

92.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

23.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree31%

agree40%

disagree14%

strongly disagree6%

don't know9%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree51%

agree34%

disagree6%

strongly disagree6%

don't know3%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree11%

agree26%

disagree14%

strongly disagree9%

not applicable40%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree31%

agree29%

disagree11%

strongly disagree9%

don't know20%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree46%

agree37%

disagree3%

strongly disagree6%

don't know9%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree34%

agree34%

disagree20%

strongly disagree9%

don't know3%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree31%

agree46%

disagree6%

strongly disagree3%

don't know14%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree31%

agree43%

disagree9%

strongly disagree6%

don't know11%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree29%

agree40%

disagree11%

strongly disagree9%

don't know11%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes74%

no26%

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School Summary

Academic Performance

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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Parent View on Pastoral Care

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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