Southwood School

Foundation school·Primary school Milton Keynes·MK14 7AR
Composite score
49.5
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#7,440
National rank
#1113
In South East
#32
In Milton Keynes
Top 50%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
69%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
188
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
43.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
58.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
14.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,012
Typical primary: £6,960

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About Southwood School

Southwood School is a primary school in Milton Keynes, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. Around 188 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. 69% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 11.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 16.2 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 44% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Southwood School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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