Community school · Sunderland

Southwick Community Primary School

2–11Ages
345Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108769URN

Shakespeare Street, Southwick, Shakespeare Street, Southwick, SR5 2JX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.4 below Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

38 applications for 33 places · 71st of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Sunderland median (1.5) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 33 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.1; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.1; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 1.8; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Sunderland median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	33	38	1.2	31	0.94
Sep 2025	37	43	1.2	37	1.00
Sep 2024	29	34	1.2	28	0.97
Sep 2023	44	49	1.1	43	0.98
Sep 2022	37	39	1.1	35	0.95
Sep 2021	37	46	1.2	37	1.00
Sep 2020	44	60	1.4	44	1.00
Sep 2019	32	58	1.8	32	1.00
Sep 2018	35	57	1.6	34	0.97
Sep 2017	34	60	1.8	34	1.00
Sep 2016	45	72	1.6	59	1.31
Sep 2015	32	45	1.4	32	1.00
Sep 2014	43	59	1.4	44	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 66% · Maths 60% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%65th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sunderland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	51%	3%	103	102
2023/24	59%	0%	104	104
2022/23	32%	0%	102	99

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Southwick Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.2applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Grange Park Primary School
0.8 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
1.1 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Willow Wood Community Primary School
1.1 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Redby Academy
1.2 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.3 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Seaburn Dene Primary School
1.7 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Fulwell Junior School
1.8 km · Sunderland

2026

78%met the SATs standard
Fulwell Infant School Academy
1.8 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108769 · 394/2035
Capacity: 390 pupils · 345 on roll
Free school meals: 60.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Shakespeare Street, Southwick, Shakespeare Street, Southwick, SR5 2JX
Local authority: Sunderland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources