Southwold Primary School
Cumberland Road, Southwold, IP18 6JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONSORTIUM TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katy Last
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Consortium Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 60
- URN
- 144826
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502723137
About this school
Southwold Primary School is a primary academy in Southwold. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 60 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Southwold 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 50% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 63% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 50% | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 36% | 38% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 99.0 | 94.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.10 | - | - |
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 Southwold 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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70 |
| 2023/24 | 62 |
| 2024/25 | 74 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southwold Primary School compares
Southwold Primary School ranked 198th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 8.1% | 57.5% | 60 | — |
| Reydon Primary School | 69% | 6.5% | 28.3% | 168 | 0.9 miles |
| Wenhaston Primary School | 64% | 4.2% | 16.7% | 93 | 5.1 miles |
| Brampton Church of England Primary School | 60% | 6% | 28.1% | 82 | 5.6 miles |
| Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy | 71% | 7.5% | 45.1% | 198 | 6.6 miles |
| Holton St Peter Community Primary School | 50% | 5.6% | 19.2% | 141 | 6.6 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)
- 57.45%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.08%
- Persistent absence
- 30.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Reydon Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Southwold
-
Wenhaston Primary School5.1 miles
Primary · Halesworth
-
Brampton Church of England Primary School5.6 miles
Primary · Beccles
-
Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy6.6 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Holton St Peter Community Primary School6.6 miles
Primary · Halesworth
Other schools in Southwold
- Reydon Primary School Primary
- Saint Felix School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Southwold Primary School teach?
- Southwold Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Southwold.
- Who is the headteacher of Southwold Primary School?
- The headteacher of Southwold Primary School is Mrs Katy Last, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Southwold Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southwold 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 Southwold Primary School?
- Southwold Primary School has 60 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Southwold Primary School full?
- Southwold Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 60 on roll (57%), 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 Southwold Primary School a faith school?
- No. Southwold Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Southwold Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Southwold Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Southwold Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Southwold Primary School is part of CONSORTIUM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Southwold Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Southwold Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Southwold Primary School ranked 198th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Southwold Primary School's absence rate?
- Southwold Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southwold Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southwold 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 10 July 2026.