Southwold Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Southwold, Suffolk
Southwold Primary School is a primary school in Southwold, Suffolk for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024.
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Catchment area for Southwold Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Cumberland Road, Southwold, IP18 6JP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 60 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils talk excitedly about many aspects of their learning.”
- “They enjoy the activities in their lessons.”
- “A typical view is that teachers ‘bring things to life’ and this helps pupils to remember what they have learned.”
To improve
- “However, where the curriculum is more recently implemented, for example in mathematics, there are occasions when pupils do not develop their reasoning and problem-solving skills well enough.”
- “Consequently, when this happens pupils do not use what they know in more complex areas of mathematics.”
- “As a result, pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 2024 (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) | 43% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 11 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Reydon Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Wenhaston Primary School 5.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brampton Church of England Primary School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy 6.6 mi Standards maintained
- Holton St Peter Community Primary School 6.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bramfield Church of England Primary School 6.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Middleton Community Primary School 7.2 mi Standards maintained
- Edgar Sewter Community Primary School 7.6 mi Good