Southview School

State-Funded School

southview-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

WithamConstituency

CM8 2TAPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Southview School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–19, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 106 pupils. Southview School is part of HOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

106

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

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: Special
Age range: 3 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 106
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: HOPE LEARNING COMMUNITY

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Oct 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
26 Apr 2017	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.