Southwood School

State-Funded School

southwood-school-milton-keynes-south-east

South EastRegion

Milton KeynesLocal Authority

Milton Keynes CentralConstituency

MK14 7ARPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Southwood School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Milton Keynes, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 170 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 58%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

38%

Asian

21%

Black

31%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

170

Total Pupils

61%Boys

39%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

51%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 170
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 18 May 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
17 Jul 2013	Good	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.