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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Southern Road Primary School

Primary Community school URN 102755
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity — Published school capacity
Capacity used — Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

13 September 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 8 November 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Newham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 605 516 full-time · 89 part-time
Female pupils 299 49.4% of pupils
Male pupils 306 50.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

42.8%
18.0 pts above England
School 42.8%
Newham 41.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

91.6%
71.3 pts above England
School 91.6%
Newham 64.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Newham 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Bangladeshi
39.8%
241
Pakistani
13.4%
81
Any other White background
10.9%
66
Indian
10.6%
64
African
6.9%
42
Any other Black background
6.8%
41
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.4% 111 of 605 pupils
2.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.4%
Newham 16.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.4% 93 pupils
England 14.8% 0.6 pts above
EHC plans 3.0% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 51
Autistic spectrum disorder 15
Specific learning difficulty 14
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Severe learning difficulty 7

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

81.0% 20.6 pts above England
School 81.0%
Newham 74.1%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

91.0%

17.2 pts above England

School 91.0%
Newham 81.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
Newham 79.6%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

91.0%

19.0 pts above England

School 91.0%
Newham 82.3%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.79%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.57 pts higher than England
School 6.79%
Newham 6.64%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.55%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.74 pts higher than England
School 24.55%
Newham 20.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.40%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.59 pts higher than England
School 2.40%
Newham 2.29%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information