Southwick Church of England Primary School
Southwick Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Trowbridge for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 178 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Southwick Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2022 of its predecessor, Southwick Church of England Primary School. In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: June 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Hollis Way Southwick Trowbridge Wiltshire BA14 9PH |
| Phone | 01225763325 |
| Reference Number | 150908 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 178 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 47.75%
Girls: 52.25% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 14% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 2.2% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 25.4 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.5 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| 6 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 89.9% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 3.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 3.9% |
| White, Other | 1.7% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Southwick Church of England Primary School, inspected in March 2022.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 05 Jun 2024 | Academy conversion letter |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 62% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 8% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 5 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 6 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Southwick Church of England Primary School had 178 pupils for 210 places. 32 places (15.2%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Trowbridge Primary” planning area
Wiltshire counted 539 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 476 in 2029–30, down 12%.
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Southwick Church of England Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.8% |
| Unauthorised absence | 2.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 3.1% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 1.7% of pupils at Southwick Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 3.9 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Southwick Church of England Primary School had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.5 | 12.7 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 58.3% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 3.0 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 20.8% of pupils at Southwick Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 13 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 8 | 3 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 9 | 2 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 2 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 3 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Southwick Church of England Primary School received £7,615 and spent £7,585 for each of its 179 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £50,000 (£278 per pupil).
Across all 19 schools of Equa Mead Learning Trust, income was £7,956 and spending £7,893 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £50,000 |
| per pupil | £278 |
| In-year balance | £5,000 |
| per pupil | £30 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
|
The Grove Primary School
Hazel Grove, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 0JG |
1.07 miles |
|
North Bradley CofE Primary School
Church Lane, North Bradley, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 0TA |
1.1 miles |
|
Studley Green Primary School
Westfield Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9JQ |
1.18 miles |
|
Holbrook Primary School
Holbrook Lane, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 0PS |
1.45 miles |
|
Newtown Community Primary School
Newtown, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 0BB |
1.79 miles |
|
St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge
Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9EA |
1.82 miles |
|
Willowbrook Primary School
Broadcloth Lane, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 7HE |
1.84 miles |
|
Walwayne Court School
Brook Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9DU |
1.86 miles |
|
Rode Methodist VC First School
High Street, Rode, Frome, Somerset, BA11 6NZ |
2.3 miles |
|
Paxcroft Primary School
Ashton Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 7EB |
2.6 miles |
|
West Ashton Church of England Primary School
29 Bratton Road, West Ashton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 6AZ |
2.61 miles |
|
Bellefield Primary and Nursery School
Windermere Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8TE |
2.7 miles |
|
Castle Mead School
Mascroft Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 6GD |
2.77 miles |
|
Westbury Church of England Junior School
Oldfield Park, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3LY |
2.85 miles |
|
Westbury Infant School
Eden Vale Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3NY |
2.98 miles |
|
Beckington Church First School
Church Street, Beckington, Frome, Somerset, BA11 6TG |
3.1 miles |
|
The Mead Community Primary School
Hackett Place, Hilperton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 7GN |
3.15 miles |
|
Springmead Preparatory School
Castle Corner, Beckington, Somerset, Somerset, BA11 6TA |
3.2 miles |
|
Bitham Brook Primary School
Arundell Close, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3UA |
3.22 miles |
|
Westwood-with-Iford Primary School
Boswell Road, Lower Westwood, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 2BY |
3.25 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
The Clarendon Academy
Frome Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 0DJ |
1.36 miles |
|
The Eaves Learning Centre
4, Hawkeridge Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 4LF |
1.58 miles |
|
The John of Gaunt School
Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9EH |
1.64 miles |
|
St Augustine's Catholic College
Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9EN |
1.71 miles |
|
On Track Education Centre Westbury
Broadway House, Headquarters Road, West Wiltshire Trading Estate, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 4JY |
1.72 miles |
|
LUMIAR STOWFORD SCHOOL
Stowford Manor Farm, Wingfield, BA14 9LH |
2.27 miles |
|
Matravers School
Springfield Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3QH |
3.26 miles |
|
Compass Community School Athelstan Park
114 Warminster Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3BR |
3.43 miles |
|
Emmaus School
School Lane, Staverton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 6NZ |
3.54 miles |
|
St Laurence School
Ashley Road, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1DZ |
4.11 miles |
|
Frome Community College
Bath Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2HQ |
4.9 miles |
All schools in Trowbridge · Wiltshire local authority: places and applications
Southwick Church of England Primary School is part of Equa Mead Learning Trust, which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:
- The Grove Primary School Trowbridge
- North Bradley CofE Primary School Trowbridge
- Studley Green Primary School Trowbridge
- The John of Gaunt School Trowbridge
- Paxcroft Primary School Trowbridge
- Bellefield Primary and Nursery School Trowbridge
- Castle Mead School Trowbridge
- The Mead Community Primary School Trowbridge
- River Mead School Melksham
- Five Lanes Church of England Primary School Devizes
What is Southwick Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Southwick Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2022 of its predecessor, Southwick Church of England Primary School.
When was Southwick Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Southwick Church of England Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.
How many pupils does Southwick Church of England Primary School have?
Southwick Church of England Primary School has 178 pupils on roll.
What age range does Southwick Church of England Primary School cover?
Southwick Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are Southwick Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Southwick Church of England Primary School?
Southwick Church of England Primary School is at Hollis Way, Southwick, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 9PH.