Community school · Barking and Dagenham

Southwood Primary School

3–11Ages
593Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131845URN

Keppel Road, Dagenham, RM9 5LT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.6 below Barking and Dagenham median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Barking and Dagenham

103 applications for 57 places · 33rd of 38 in Barking and Dagenham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Barking and Dagenham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 July 2023Ofsted'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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Barking and Dagenham median (2.4) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

103 applications · 57 places offered · 56 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.4
2024 2.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
2022 2.0; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
2020 2.1; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2019 2.3; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2018 3.0; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.0
2017 2.9; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8
2016 1.8; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2015 2.2; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2014 2.2; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8

This school
Barking and Dagenham 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	57	103	1.8	56	0.98
Sep 2025	63	110	1.8	59	0.94
Sep 2024	40	102	2.6	40	1.00
Sep 2023	48	113	2.4	48	1.00
Sep 2022	49	96	2.0	48	0.98
Sep 2021	49	122	2.5	47	0.96
Sep 2020	60	128	2.1	57	0.95
Sep 2019	69	156	2.3	66	0.96
Sep 2018	52	157	3.0	48	0.92
Sep 2017	59	168	2.9	53	0.90
Sep 2016	88	160	1.8	74	0.84
Sep 2015	59	129	2.2	52	0.88
Sep 2014	90	194	2.2	71	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 76% · Maths 71% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%35th of 39 in Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Barking and Dagenham 79% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Barking and Dagenham 37% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Barking and Dagenham 77% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Barking and Dagenham 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Barking and Dagenham 80% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Barking and Dagenham 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Barking and Dagenham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	7%	103	103
2023/24	51%	2%	102	102
2022/23	56%	3%	103	103

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

Southwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Barking and Dagenham

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Barking and Dagenham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Valence Primary School
0.8 km · Barking and Dagenham

Remains Good2024

3.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Five Elms Primary School
0.8 km · Barking and Dagenham

Remains Good2022

5.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Grafton Primary School
0.9 km · Barking and Dagenham

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Parsloes Primary School
1.1 km · Barking and Dagenham

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base
1.2 km · Barking and Dagenham

Good2023

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Henry Green Primary School
1.3 km · Barking and Dagenham

2026

3.3applications per place 77%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: 131845 · 301/2074
Capacity: 630 pupils · 593 on roll
Free school meals: 28.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 25 November 1998
Address: Keppel Road, Dagenham, RM9 5LT
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham

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