Southill Primary School

State-Funded School

southill-primary-school-dorset-south-west

South WestRegion

DorsetLocal Authority

South DorsetConstituency

DT4 9UFPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Southill Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Dorset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 212 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 45%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

212

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 212
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Dec 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
7 Jun 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.