Southern Road, Plaistow, London E13 9JH
10 reasons to choose Southern Road Primary School
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Southern Road Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in Plaistow and one of the 7 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Southern Road Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Southern Road Primary School usually has three classes per year, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Southern Road Primary School ranks in the top 7% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 8% of schools.
The Southern Road Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for art.
Sport at Southern Road Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Southern Road Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.15pm.
Find another school near Southern Road Primary School
Faraday School (1.8 miles).
Curwen Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles); Selwyn Primary School (0.5 miles); St Stephen’s Primary School (0.6 miles).
River House Montessori School (4.1 miles); Forest School, Snaresbrook (4.4 miles).
St Bonaventure’s RC School (1 mile); St Angela’s Ursuline School (1.3 miles); Plashet School (1.5 miles).