Southview School
Special schoolSouthview School is a special school in Braintree, for pupils aged 3 to 19. It had 106 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), September 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationEnd of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 105 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Braintree | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 43.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 41.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 62.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 4 | – | – |
- Southview School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Lift New RickstonesSecondary. School remains Good, November 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.5 (2025/26, provisional)40 m
- Elm Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)170 m
- Templars AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Chatten Free SchoolSpecial. Outstanding (overall), March 2024800 m
- Rivenhall Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Witham Oaks AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Braintree
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).