Southill Primary School
Sycamore Road, Southill, Weymouth, DT4 9UF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Wood
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 113719
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01305773144
About this school
Southill Primary School is a community primary school in Weymouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 212 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Southill Primary 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 31 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 45% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 84% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 77% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 71% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Southill 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 | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southill Primary School compares
Southill Primary School ranked 82nd of 89 primary schools in Dorset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 5.1% | 11.4% | 212 | — |
| Radipole Primary School | 60% | 5.4% | 13.6% | 437 | 0.4 miles |
| Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School | 61% | 9.9% | 49.2% | 189 | 0.9 miles |
| Conifers Primary School | 69% | 6.4% | 37.3% | 324 | 1.0 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 43% | 8% | 26.1% | 224 | 1.1 miles |
| Chickerell Primary Academy | 52% | 6% | 25.2% | 420 | 1.1 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)
- 11.43%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Radipole Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
Conifers Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
St John's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
Chickerell Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Weymouth
Other schools in Weymouth
Southill Primary School ranks 12th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Weymouth.
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- Bincombe Valley Primary School Primary
- Chickerell Primary Academy Primary
- Conifers Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery Primary
- Portesham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Radipole Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Southill Primary School teach?
- Southill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Weymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Southill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Southill Primary School is Mrs Caroline Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Southill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southill 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 many pupils are at Southill Primary School?
- Southill Primary School has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Southill Primary School full?
- Southill Primary School has capacity for 218 pupils and 212 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Southill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Southill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Southill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Southill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Southill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Southill Primary School compare with other schools in Dorset?
- Southill Primary School ranked 82nd of 89 primary schools in Dorset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Southill Primary School's absence rate?
- Southill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southill 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.