Community school · Dorset

Southill Primary School

4–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
113719URN

Sycamore Road, Southill, Weymouth, DT4 9UF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.4 above Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

102 applications for 29 places · 4th of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 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

3.5applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Dorset median (2.1) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

102 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 3.5; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 2.8; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 4.1; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 4.5; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 3.6; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 3.7; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 3.5; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 5.1; Dorset median median 2.1
2018 4.1; Dorset median median 2.0
2017 3.9; Dorset median median 2.0
2016 4.8; Dorset median median 2.0
2015 3.4; Dorset median median 1.9
2014 3.5; Dorset median median 1.8

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

This school
Dorset 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	29	102	3.5	28	0.97
Sep 2025	30	84	2.8	32	1.07
Sep 2024	30	123	4.1	39	1.30
Sep 2023	18	81	4.5	18	1.00
Sep 2022	29	104	3.6	29	1.00
Sep 2021	30	110	3.7	29	0.97
Sep 2020	30	105	3.5	26	0.87
Sep 2019	22	113	5.1	21	0.95
Sep 2018	29	119	4.1	36	1.24
Sep 2017	30	117	3.9	35	1.17
Sep 2016	29	140	4.8	37	1.28
Sep 2015	30	101	3.4	30	1.00
Sep 2014	30	104	3.5	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 55% · Maths 61% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%70th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dorset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	42%	3%	104	100
2023/24	45%	6%	106	103
2022/23	66%	6%	106	106

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

Southill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Radipole Primary School
0.7 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2024

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Conifers Primary School
1.7 km · Dorset

Good2022

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Dorset

Good2024

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Chickerell Primary Academy
1.8 km · Dorset

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth
2.4 km · Dorset

Good2024

2.0applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Bincombe Valley Primary School
2.8 km · Dorset

2026

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 113719 · 838/2216
Capacity: 218 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Sycamore Road, Southill, Weymouth, DT4 9UF
Local authority: Dorset

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