Southwood School
Bryony Place, Conniburrow Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK14 7AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Mathews
- Federation
- Boulevard Primary Partnership
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 170
- URN
- 110363
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908678366
About this school
Southwood School is a foundation primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 170 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Southwood School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 May 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 | 39 | 50 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 58% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 76% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 70% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 70% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Southwood 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 | Milton Keynes average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 182 |
| 2023/24 | 193 |
| 2024/25 | 188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southwood School compares
Southwood School ranked 23rd of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.2% | 43.6% | 170 | — |
| Downs Barn School | — | 7.2% | 28.9% | 96 | 0.3 miles |
| Germander Park School | — | 7.6% | 65.3% | 110 | 0.4 miles |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 5.3% | 40% | 381 | 0.5 miles |
| Brooksward School | 76% | 4.5% | 23.7% | 311 | 0.7 miles |
| Summerfield School | 66% | 5.2% | 33.7% | 323 | 0.9 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)
- 43.62%
- English as an additional language
- 58%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 7.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Downs Barn School0.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Germander Park School0.4 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
St Monica's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Brooksward School0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Summerfield School0.9 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Southwood School ranks 22nd of the 58 ranked primary schools in Milton Keynes.
- Abbeys Primary School Primary
- Ashbrook School Primary
- Barleyhurst Park Primary Primary
- Bishop Parker Catholic School Primary
- Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bradwell Village School Primary
- Brooklands Farm Primary School Primary
- Brooksward School Primary
- Broughton Fields Primary School Primary
- Bushfield School Primary
- Caroline Haslett Primary School Primary
- Castlethorpe First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Southwood School teach?
- Southwood School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Southwood School?
- The headteacher of Southwood School is Mrs Kate Mathews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Southwood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southwood 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 many pupils are at Southwood School?
- Southwood School has 170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Southwood School full?
- Southwood School has capacity for 256 pupils and 170 on roll (66%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Southwood School a faith school?
- No. Southwood School has no designated religious character.
- Does Southwood School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Southwood School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Southwood School part of an academy trust?
- Southwood School is part of the Boulevard Primary Partnership federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Southwood School have?
- The schools register lists Southwood School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Southwood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Southwood School compare with other schools in Milton Keynes?
- Southwood School ranked 23rd of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Southwood School's absence rate?
- Southwood School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southwood 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.