Southmere Primary Academy
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About Southmere Primary Academy
Southmere Primary Academy is a primary academy in Bradford, Bradford. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 64 member schools: 38 primary schools, 23 secondary schools, 1 all-through school, 2 alternative provision settings. Local authorities: Barnsley | Bradford | Doncaster | East Riding of Yorkshire | Kingston upon Hull, City of | Kirklees | Leeds | Lincolnshire | North East Lincolnshire | North Lincolnshire | North Yorkshire | Nottinghamshire | Stockton-on-Tees | Wakefield. Regions: East Midlands | North East | Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Southmere Primary Academy
- Address
- Ewart Street
- Postcode
- BD7 3NR
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bradford South
- URN (official identifier)
- 146798
- Establishment number
- 2059
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 322
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 405
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Binns
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 20 Jun 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.smpa.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01274422040
- Date opened
- 1 Jan 2019
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Southmere Primary Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 322 | 96,795 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 58.1% | 32.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 13.0% | 15.2% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.7% | 6.2% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 78.9% | 34.5% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
8 published inspections for Southmere Primary Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Read reportInspected as Southmere Primary Academy (URN 141189)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 6 Jul 2018
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Read reportInspected as Southmere Primary Academy (URN 141189)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School is not taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 23 Apr 2018
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Southmere Primary Academy (URN 141189)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School is not taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 17 Oct 2017
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportInspected as Southmere Primary School (URN 141189)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SM
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 7 Feb 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Southmere Primary School (URN 107244)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 12 Jul 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Southmere Primary School (URN 107244)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 3 Mar 2010
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Southmere Primary School (URN 107244)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 2 Jul 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Southmere Primary School (URN 107244)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 2 Nov 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Southmere Primary Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.2% | 5.8% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 32.8% | 16.7% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Southmere Primary Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £284,425 for 183.5 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Bradford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 57.6% | 34.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £893 | £467 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Southmere Primary Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 371 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Bradford average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,707,000 £7,306 per pupil | £7,139 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,505,000 £6,761 per pupil | £6,688 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £955,000 £2,578 per pupil · 38.1% | £3,155 · 47.2% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £656,000 £1,771 per pupil · 26.2% | £1,460 · 21.8% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £123,000 £332 per pupil · 4.9% | £168 · 2.5% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £123,000 £332 per pupil · 4.9% | £161 · 2.4% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £202,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £200,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,495 per pupil, supply and agency £323 per pupil — spending up £267 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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