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Southmere Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Ewart Street, Bradford BD7 3NR · smpa.org.uk · 01274 422040
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 322
- 80% of 405 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 60.9%
- First language not English
- 78.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 27 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 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 22 | 15 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Bradford it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 141189)
Ofsted
Southmere Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 141189), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 141189)