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Southminster School Primary School is a mixed Church of England primary school catering for children aged 4 to 11 years

190 Pupils were registered with the school in 2010

The priority admission area for the school is Southminster

The School was formed in September 2008 by the amalgamation of Southminster County Infants School and St Leonard's Junior School.

Southminster Preschool operate in the Orchard building within the school grounds allowing childrento move from the Preschool into the Foundation Stage class seamlessly and painlessly.

 School FAQ  

How do I contact the School?

Has the School got a web site?

At present the school has no web site

Who is the Head teacher?

The Head teacher is Mrs K Harden

Who is the chair of Governors?

Mrs Chris Shaw

What do Ofsted say about this School?

Southminster CE Primary School was inspected in June 2009 and was rated Satisfactory with elements of good.    

Ofsted said that the emotional development of the children in the Foundation Key Stage was "outstanding", and it graded the school Good in over half the 35 categories inspected.

Where does this school stand in the performance tables?

The DCSF ( Department for Children, schools and families) maintains performance tables for each primary and secondary school.

To view the performance of this school follow the below steps

1. Visit the DCSF site at  http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/
2. Select school performance tables from the box on the right
3. Select  primary school ( key stage 2) or the year that you wish to view
4. In the search box enter the school postcode CM0 7ES to be taken to the school results
5. To compare the results with other school  take the same first two steps above but in the search box choose Essex in the LA box
6. This brings up a menu of all  Essex schools results that allows comparison

to visit the DCSF site as at step 1 above

Due to the change of status granted in 2007 users may wish to access old records. To do so please click on the following link

Does the Ofsted and DCSF reports give me an accurate picture of this school?

Most educational observers accept that the above reviews reflect some of the activity at schools but by their nature are best at capturing measurable qualities such as examination results and attendance levels but much less accurate in measuring other inputs to the children on issues such as confidence building, personal relationships, common sense, awareness of issues and development of intelligence that are also important in a child's education.

For this reason this web site STRONGLY recommends that parents who are using this site as part of their process in deciding which school is best for their children or any other user who is considering the relative merits of local schools should make a personal visit to the school  and talk to the staff and parents of children at the school to gain a fuller picture to add to the reports by Ofsted and DCSF.