Southwick Community Primary School
Shakespeare Street, Southwick, Shakespeare Street, Southwick, SR5 2JXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Southwick Community Primary School is a primary school in Southwick for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 122 schools in Sunderland. It ranks 64th of 73 primary schools in Sunderland. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2022.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 22 June 2022, report published 21 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 22 June 2022
Southwick Community Primary School is a happy place where pupils feel safe and thrive. Leaders have created a welcoming environment that promotes a sense of community. Parents and carers describe the school as, 'the beating heart of the community'. Pupils and parents enjoy school events such as the lantern festival and family art. Pupils say that adults help them to feel calm and relaxed. They appreciate the strong relationships they have with adults who take the time to understand their needs. Some pupils say, 'everyone has an adult in school they can trust.' Pupils, including children in the early years, get on well together. They say that bullying does not happen. Pupils know that adults would help them if it did. Leaders have high expectations for pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils know what is expected of them and enjoy living up to the challenge. Classrooms are calm places where learning takes place with little interruption. Pupils say that by, 'being kind, you can make the world a better place'. They enjoy the opportunities to meet new people and dancing at the Sunderland Empire. Leaders help pupils to learn to become leaders themselves, for example, through Young Leaders Club and by becoming reading ambassadors.
What the school should improve
- In some foundation curriculum subjects, such as history, the curriculum is not precise enough. Curriculum end points are too far apart. In addition, expectations of what pupils will learn in each year are not always clear. Leaders should make clear the curriculum expectations for what pupils will learn and when.
- Leaders' monitoring activities do not place enough focus on the effect of their work and that of staff on what pupils have learned. Leaders need to improve their monitoring so it includes checks on whether pupils are taught subject-specific knowledge in a suitable sequence so that they understand better the impact this is having on pupils' knowledge and skills.
- Governors checks on leaders' work and the effect it has on pupils' learning are not strong enough. This means that leaders are not thoroughly challenged for the decisions they make. Governors should ensure that they sharpen the way in which they hold leaders to account for the quality of education in the school.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
35 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
345 pupils on roll, with places for 390
Schools near Southwick Community Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Park Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 39% met the expected standard |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 68% met the expected standard |
| Willow Wood Community Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Redby Academy | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 78% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Christian Robson
- Phone
- 01915009554
- Address
- Shakespeare Street, Southwick, Shakespeare Street, Southwick, SR5 2JX
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- URN
- 108769
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.