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Southam Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
St James Road, Southam CV47 0QB · southamprimary.com · 01926 812520
On the mapSearch near CV47 0QB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warwickshire 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 412
- 48 over 364 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 73 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 78% 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 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Warwickshire it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 130905)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 July 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Southam Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 73
- 20% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied