Southam Primary School
St James Road, Southam, CV47 0QB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STOWE VALLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Emma Longworth
- Sponsor
- Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 364
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 143906
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01926812520
About this school
Southam Primary School is a primary academy in Southam. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 412 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 July 2022, 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 | 56 | 56 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 80% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 14% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 91% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 88% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 93% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Southam 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 386 |
| 2023/24 | 395 |
| 2024/25 | 406 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southam Primary School compares
Southam Primary School ranked 26th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5% | 19.5% | 412 | — |
| Southam St James CofE Academy | 59% | 4.9% | 25.3% | 149 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam | — | 5.3% | 27.5% | 150 | 0.3 miles |
| Stockton Primary School | 71% | 3.7% | 9.9% | 149 | 1.6 miles |
| Long Itchington CofE Academy | 45% | 4.6% | 18.2% | 179 | 1.8 miles |
| Bishops Itchington Primary School | 65% | 5.4% | 18.5% | 232 | 3.1 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)
- 19.46%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 12.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southam St James CofE Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Southam
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam0.3 miles
Primary · Southam
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Stockton Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Southam
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Long Itchington CofE Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Southam
-
Bishops Itchington Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Southam
Other schools in Southam
Southam Primary School ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Southam.
- Bishops Itchington Primary School Primary
- Long Itchington CofE Academy Primary
- Southam St James CofE Academy Primary
- St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam Primary
- Stockton Primary School Primary
- Temple Herdewyke Primary School Primary
- The Dassett CofE Primary School Primary
- The Priors School Primary
- Southam College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Southam Primary School teach?
- Southam Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Southam.
- Who is the headteacher of Southam Primary School?
- The headteacher of Southam Primary School is Emma Longworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Southam Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southam 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 Southam Primary School?
- Southam Primary School has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Southam Primary School full?
- Southam Primary School has capacity for 364 pupils and 412 on roll (113%), so it is at or above 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 Southam Primary School a faith school?
- No. Southam Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Southam Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Southam Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Southam Primary School?
- Southam Primary School is part of STOWE VALLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Southam Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Southam Primary School rank locally?
- Southam Primary School ranked 26th of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Southam Primary School's absence rate?
- Southam Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southam Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southam 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 2 July 2026.