Southwold Primary School
Primary schoolSouthwold Primary School is a primary school in Cherwell, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 315 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, March 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 26 March 2025
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 EducationIn 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Southwold Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Oxfordshire and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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
In a straight line- Bure Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)530 m
- Bardwell SchoolSpecial. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met640 m
- The Cooper SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional)640 m
- Glory Farm Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Gagle Brook Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2022. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Brookside Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cherwell
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).