Southwick Community Primary School: Ofsted & Catchment 2026
Southwick Community Primary School
How close did you need to live?
Distance did not decide places here
Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How places are decided at Southwick Community Primary School
When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.
1Looked after and previously looked after children — A ‘Looked-after’ child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residency/child arrangement or special guardianship order - a child that is looked-after’ by a Local Authority in accordance with Section 22(1) of the Children’s Act 1989 and a child who was looked after, but ceased to be so, because of adoption (or become subject to a child arrangements order, residence order or special guardianship order) and a ‘Looked-after’ child who appears to the Admission Authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as result of being adopted - a child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society
2Children attending a feeder school — A sibling link - an older brother/sister or older child (including adoptive, foster or step-children) that shares the same parent/carer and lives at the same address, who will still be attending the preferred school or the junior school for which the preferred school is the feeder infant school, at the time of admission.
Southwick Community Primary School: key facts
What did Ofsted judge Southwick Community Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?
Ofsted judged Southwick Community Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Southwick Community Primary School?
Southwick Community Primary School has 345 pupils on roll.
What are Southwick Community Primary School’s exam results?
In 2024-25, 51% of pupils at the end of primary school (key stage 2) reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
What ages does Southwick Community Primary School take?
Southwick Community Primary School admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is Southwick Community Primary School located?
Southwick Community Primary School is located in Southwick, SR5 2JX, Sunderland.
How do I apply to Southwick Community Primary School?
Southwick Community Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Southwick Community Primary School?
Distance did not decide places at Southwick Community Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
3Children attending a feeder school — Attendance in Key Stage 1 (age 5–7) at the named feeder infant school (This applies to Infant - Junior transfers only)
4Children in receipt of Early Years Pupil Premium funding AND attending the nursery class… — Children in receipt of Early Years Pupil Premium funding AND attending the nursery class within the school
5Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Exceptional medical or psychological reasons (you must include a medical or psychological report, prepared by a professional, to confirm information that you include in this section. This report should explain why only this school can meet your child’s medical or psychological needs. Common childhood medical conditions such as asthma or giving a child’s or giving a child’s nervousness at starting new school as a psychological reason for Apply online at: www.sunderland.gov.uk/admissionsonline Page 31 Admission to Primary Schools – Information for parents 2027–2028 choosing a particular school are unlikely to be accepted as exceptional). If you intend to use this criterion when expressing a preference, please contact the School Admissions Team before completing the application form. (Eligibility under this category will be considered by a meeting of Senior LA Officers).
6Pupils for whom preferences are expressed on grounds other than those outlined above — Pupils for whom preferences are expressed on grounds other than those outlined above. NOTES Within each of the above, places will be offered on the basis of distance from the centre of the home address to the main entrance of the school with priority being given to those living closest to the school. Distance is measured by a straight line measurement from the centre of the home to the main entrance of the school, using a geographical information system (GIS). This uses Ordnance Survey maps and Land & Property Gazetteer (LLPG), which provides co- ordinates for every dwelling. At the first stage of allocations there will be no distinction between 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. preference applications. Therefore all applications will be considered equally against the admission criteria. If a pupil then qualifies for a place at more than one school, the parent’s highest ranked preference will be offered and any lower ranking offers will be disregarded. In determining allocations, priority will be given to those applications where the parental preference is received by the published deadline date. Where it is not possible to offer at a school, the child will be placed on a waiting list. The waiting list is sorted using the admission criteria and will be held until 31 December, after the children start school in September. Parents/carers who are refused a place have a statutory right of appeal. Further details of the appeals process will be included with the notification letter but are also available from the School Admissions Team. Where a pupil has an Education, Health & Care Plan naming a school, a place will be offered at that school (subject to confirmation by the SEN Unit). It will be possible for Infant classes to exceed the statutory limit where the 31st child is a twin or from multiple births, or of armed forces personnel. Parents/carers who are awarded a place for their child may request that the date their child is admitted to school is deferred until later in the year or subsequent year, for example, until the start of the term when the child reaches compulsory school age. Parents can also request that their child takes up the place part time, if it is in the interest of the child, until the child is of compulsory school age. In this instance, parents must discuss this with the Head teacher. Compulsory school age is determined as the term after the child’s fifth birthday. It is possible for parents/carers to defer entry to Reception for summer born children until the following September, i.e. born between 1 April & 31 August). In the first instance, parents/carers should seek advice from the Local Authority. Page 32 Apply online at: www.sunderland.gov.uk/admissionsonline
Read 2026-09-12 from page 33 of Sunderland's Admission to Primary Schools booklet 2027-2028. Sunderland abolished catchment areas in September 2003 and replaced them with a cluster system - a group of primary schools feeding a single secondary school - so proximity does not appear in the council's criteria at all. The council is the admission authority for community and voluntary controlled schools only. sunderland.gov.uk rejects automated clients at its firewall although its robots.txt says Allow: /, so documents were retrieved through the operator browser.
Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.
How are Reception places decided at Southwick Community Primary School?
When Southwick Community Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A ‘Looked-after’ child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residency/child arrangement or special guardianship order - a child that is looked-after’ by a Local Authority in accordance with Section 22(1) of the Children’s Act 1989 and a child who was looked after, but ceased to be so, because of adoption (or become subject to a child arrangements order, residence order or special guardianship order) and a ‘Looked-after’ child who appears to the Admission Authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as result of being adopted - a child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose is to benefit society; 2. Children attending a feeder school — A sibling link - an older brother/sister or older child (including adoptive, foster or step-children) that shares the same parent/carer and lives at the same address, who will still be attending the preferred school or the junior school for which the preferred school is the feeder infant school, at the time of admission; 3. Children attending a feeder school — Attendance in Key Stage 1 (age 5–7) at the named feeder infant school (This applies to Infant - Junior transfers only), and 3 further criteria. The school offers 45 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Southwick Community Primary School?
According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 78.6% of pupils at Southwick Community Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.
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