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Southern Road Primary School

Newham, E13 9JHPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2023
KS2 Results
84%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
55 1st-choice / 58 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#808 of 13,686 nationally

About Southern Road Primary School

Southern Road Primary School sits within Newham, a London borough with 68 primary schools, and ranks 16th among them — comfortably inside the top quarter. Its ranking score of 84 places it just behind the local top trio of Tollgate, Cleves and Rosetta primary schools, but ahead of the vast majority of its peers. The school is led by headteacher Helen Yearnshire and caters for children from age 2 to 11, with a nursery provision on site. It is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary with no religious character. The most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in 2023, confirmed the school remains Good — a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2014, where leadership and management, overall effectiveness and early years provision were all judged Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSouthern Road, Plaistow, Newham, E13 9JH
HeadteacherHelen Yearnshire
Local AuthorityNewham
Number of Pupils592
Free School Meals (FSM)40.2%
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

13 Sept 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (13 Sept 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 3 Jul 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Forest SchoolICT SuiteLibrarySports HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

RoundersDanceGymnasticsCricket

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubChessFilm ClubGardeningCodingBook Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:00-17:45

Source: southernroad.newham.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Southern Road Primary School

Southern Road Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.