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Southmere Primary Academy

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

personMrs Rachael Binns

corporate_fareDELTA ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBradford, BD7 3NR

language Visit Website phone 1274422040

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

365

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Southmere Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Bradford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Southmere Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 375 pupils on roll, of whom 51% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #121 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #10,859 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.7 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

52%

LA 60%

Reading58% LA 73%

Writing65% LA 70%

Maths60% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading53% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing56% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths56% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading52% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.6

-3.1 to 0.5

5.5

Write

LA 0.1

3.8 to 7.2

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.0 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 62%England 65%

Reading-% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.4

Write

LA 0.6

Maths

LA 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 June 2023

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-06-20

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2016-11-29

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2013-06-20

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

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.9%(7 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 375 pupils. During this period, there were 9 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, 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)	375	9	2.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	371	4	1.1%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	376	8	2.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	375	7	1.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	365	6	1.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	385	13	3.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	365	8	2.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	346	6	1.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	364	6	1.6%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	347	13	3.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	337	4	1.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	354	8	2.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	344	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	325	11	3.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	377	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	377	5	1.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	368	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	404	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	399	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils