Southwold Primary School
Community school in Hackney, Hackney.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 341 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 430 |
| Free school meals | 52.70% |
| Local authority | Hackney |
| Address | Detmold Road, Clapton, Hackney, E5 9NL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.southwold.hackney.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 02088065201 |
| URN | 100242 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 16 October 2019, published 27 November 2019:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 24 April 2025, outcome: Standards maintained.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Harrington Hill Primary School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Northwold Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Millfields Community School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Jubilee Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Nightingale Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Benthal Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Rushmore Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Hackney
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