Southview School
Conrad Road, Witham, CM8 2TA
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY
- Headteacher
- Mr Julian Cochrane
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Hope Learning Community
- Constituency
- Witham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 108
- Pupils on roll
- 106
- URN
- 144956
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01376503505
About this school
Southview School is a special academy in Witham. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 106 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- 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 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -11.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.60 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Southview 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 20.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 19.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77 |
| 2023/24 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.62%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 19.69%
- Persistent absence
- 59.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chatten Free School0.5 miles
Free Schools · Rivenhall
-
Woodend Farm School2.4 miles
Special schools · Witham
-
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy5.9 miles
Academies · Maldon
-
Maldon Court Preparatory School6.2 miles
Independent schools · Maldon
-
The Edith Borthwick School6.3 miles
Special schools · Braintree
Other schools in Witham
- Woodend Farm School Special schools
- Acorn Academy Primary
- Chipping Hill Primary School Primary
- Elm Hall Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Howbridge Church of England Junior School Primary
- Howbridge Infant School Primary
- Rivenhall Church of England Primary School Primary
- Silver End Academy Primary
- Templars Academy Primary
- White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Witham Oaks Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Southview School teach?
- Southview School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Witham.
- Who is the headteacher of Southview School?
- The headteacher of Southview School is Mr Julian Cochrane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Southview School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southview 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 Southview School?
- Southview School has 106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Southview School full?
- Southview School has capacity for 108 pupils and 106 on roll (98%), 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 Southview School a faith school?
- No. Southview School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Southview School?
- Southview School is part of HOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Southview School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Southview School's absence rate?
- Southview School's overall absence rate is 19.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southview School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southview 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.