Best Schools in Southwick
Tyne and Wear · 1 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Sunderland (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sunderland (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Southwick ranked
Southwick Community Primary School
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Special schools and alternative provision in Southwick
These schools serve pupils with particular needs, so they aren't ranked against mainstream schools on exam results. Places are usually arranged through the council, often via an Education, Health and Care plan.
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Questions parents ask about schools in Southwick
How many schools are there in Southwick?
Southwick has 2 open schools: 1 state primary and 1 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Southwick?
None of the 1 graded schools in Southwick currently holds an Outstanding rating. 1 is rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Do schools in Southwick have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Southwick have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Southwick?
Apply to your council - Sunderland or West Sussex, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.