Community school · Nottingham

Southwold Primary School and Early Years' Centre

3–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122465URN

Kennington Road, Radford, Nottingham, NG8 1QD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Nottingham median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottingham

29 applications for 20 places · 60th of 72 in Nottingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Nottingham median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

29 applications · 20 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 1.5; Nottingham median median 1.8
2025 2.3; Nottingham median median 1.9
2024 2.7; Nottingham median median 1.8
2023 2.3; Nottingham median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Nottingham median median 1.8
2021 2.2; Nottingham median median 1.9
2020 2.6; Nottingham median median 2.0
2019 2.4; Nottingham median median 2.1
2018 3.2; Nottingham median median 2.3
2017 2.2; Nottingham median median 2.3
2016 2.9; Nottingham median median 2.3
2015 2.1; Nottingham median median 2.2
2014 2.2; Nottingham median median 2.2

This school
Nottingham 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	20	29	1.5	17	0.85
Sep 2025	18	41	2.3	18	1.00
Sep 2024	20	54	2.7	18	0.90
Sep 2023	16	36	2.3	15	0.94
Sep 2022	25	50	2.0	18	0.72
Sep 2021	23	50	2.2	23	1.00
Sep 2020	22	56	2.6	17	0.77
Sep 2019	23	56	2.4	22	0.96
Sep 2018	24	76	3.2	24	1.00
Sep 2017	29	63	2.2	23	0.79
Sep 2016	30	88	2.9	25	0.83
Sep 2015	30	64	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2014	19	42	2.2	19	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 79% · Maths 66% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%30th of 73 in Nottingham

Nottingham 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Nottingham 75% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Nottingham 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Nottingham 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Nottingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Nottingham 75% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Nottingham 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	10%	106	105
2023/24	44%	0%	106	101
2022/23	40%	3%	102	101

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

Southwold Primary School and Early Years' CentreThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School
0.4 km · Nottingham

2026

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Middleton Primary and Nursery School
0.6 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Radford Primary School Academy
0.7 km · Nottingham

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Mellers Primary School
1.0 km · Nottingham

Good2022

1.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Berridge Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy
1.3 km · Nottingham

Requires improvement2023

2.3applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Edna G. Olds Academy
1.4 km · Nottingham

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Scotholme Primary and Nursery School
1.8 km · Nottingham

Good2023

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

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: 122465 · 892/2128
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 41.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Kennington Road, Radford, Nottingham, NG8 1QD
Local authority: Nottingham

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