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Southmead School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Foundation school
Wrafton Road, Braunton EX33 2BU · southmead.devon.sch.uk · 01271 812448
On the mapSearch near EX33 2BU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Devon 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 341
- 81% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.1%
- First language not English
- 9.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Devon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Devon it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Southmead School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (97 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 97
- 25% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (32%) with SEND