# Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre

Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre is a primary school in Nottingham, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 203 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E122465. [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 203
- Council: Nottingham
- URN: 122465

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 26 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils at Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Nottingham and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Nottingham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |

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.
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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robert-shaw-primary-and-nursery-school-e144461): 430 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Middleton Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/middleton-primary-and-nursery-school-e122427): 610 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Radford Primary School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/radford-primary-school-academy-e141586): 690 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Nottingham Nursery School and Training Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-nottingham-nursery-school-and-training-centre-e135108): 710 m. Nursery. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- [Bluecoat Wollaton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bluecoat-wollaton-academy-e145146): 930 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 53.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Mellers Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mellers-primary-school-e122481): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/122465)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/122465)

## How to cite

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