Southern Road Primary School
Southern Road, Plaistow, E13 9JH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Helen Yearnshire
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 605
- URN
- 102755
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084719048
About this school
Southern Road Primary School is a community primary school in Plaistow. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 605 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 85 | 83 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 84% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 13% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 90% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 98% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 96% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Southern Road Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Newham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 615 |
| 2023/24 | 606 |
| 2024/25 | 592 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southern Road Primary School compares
Southern Road Primary School ranked 27th of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 6.8% | 45.7% | 605 | — |
| Plaistow Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 34.1% | 359 | 0.1 miles |
| Upton Cross Primary School | 65% | 7.1% | 34.7% | 414 | 0.3 miles |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 5% | 35.2% | 431 | 0.4 miles |
| Curwen Primary School | 82% | 5.2% | 42.3% | 810 | 0.4 miles |
| Selwyn Primary School | 76% | 6.8% | 40% | 448 | 0.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.7%
- English as an additional language
- 91.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.79%
- Persistent absence
- 24.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Plaistow Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
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Upton Cross Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Curwen Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Selwyn Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Common questions
- What year groups does Southern Road Primary School teach?
- Southern Road Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Plaistow.
- Who is the headteacher of Southern Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Southern Road Primary School is Ms Helen Yearnshire, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Southern Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southern Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Southern Road Primary School?
- Southern Road Primary School has 605 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Southern Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Southern Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Southern Road Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Southern Road Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Southern Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Southern Road Primary School rank locally?
- Southern Road Primary School ranked 27th of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Southern Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Southern Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southern Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southern Road Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.