Southwick Community Primary School, Southwick

In its own words: "Look what we’ve been up to in New Beginnings At New Beginnings Nursery , we provide a warm, nurturing, and stimulating environment where every child can learn, grow, and thrive. Our dedicated team of early years practitioners are passionate about supporting children’s curiosity, creativity, and independence through play-based learning and carefully planned activities."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Southwick Community Primary School you will find a welcoming and purposeful environment, with relationships built on mutual respect. Our supportive pastoral systems help pupils to achieve beyond their expectations and develop a strong sense of responsibility for themselves, their peers and the wider world."

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils at Southwick Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 78% in Sunderland and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 70% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Southwick Community Primary School as their first choice and 38 named it as one of their preferences, for 33 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Southwick Community Primary School are Grange Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 65% maths); English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland (0.7 miles, 74% reading, 79% maths); Willow Wood Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths); and Redby Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 76% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Southwick Community Primary School.

52.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 83 pupils (24.1%) received SEN support and 12 (3.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Southwick Community Primary School had 25 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Seaburn (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shakespeare Street-Dyer Square (s-bound), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Southwick Community Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Southwick Community Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Southwick Community Primary School are Red House Academy (0.9 miles) and Monkwearmouth Academy (1.1 miles).