Southwick Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Southwick, Sunderland
Southwick Community Primary School is a primary school in Southwick, Sunderland for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 June 2022. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Shakespeare Street, Southwick, Shakespeare Street, Southwick, SR5 2JX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 345 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 June 2022
Strengths
- “Southwick Community Primary School is a happy place where pupils feel safe and thrive.”
- “Leaders have created a welcoming environment that promotes a sense of community.”
- “Parents and carers describe the school as, ‘the beating heart of the community’.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects in the foundation curriculum, such as history, leaders have not been precise enough in identifying the knowledge and skills they want pupils to learn over time.”
- “As a result, pupils do not always build their knowledge of important historical concepts, such as empire, well enough.”
- “In addition, some subject leaders do not monitor how well pupils are learning the revised curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 51% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 31 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2025, as Sunderland published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
- Grange Park Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Willow Wood Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Redby Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Seaburn Dene Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Fulwell Infant School Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fulwell Junior School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade