Southwood Primary School

School Name: Southwood Primary School
Address: Keppel Road
Town/City: Dagenham
County: Essex
Postcode: RM9 5LT
Telephone Number: 02 0827 4915
Website: www.southwoodprimary.co.uk/

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Community school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 1998

Headteacher: Mr Scott Halliwell
Capacity: 630
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 593 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 94% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 28.9%

URN: 131845
DfE Number: 301/2074
UKPRN: 10073649
UPRN: 100102829
Region: London (E12000007)
District: Barking and Dagenham (E09000002)
Constituency: Barking (E14001073)
Electoral Ward: Parsloes (E05014067)

Easting & Northing: 548106E, 185779N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 33' 7.56" N 0° 8' 5.71" E
Plus Code: 9F32H42M+RX

DfE Record: View record

1. The Sydney Russell School (0.3km)
2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.6km)
3. The St Teresa Catholic Primary School (0.7km)
4. Valence Primary School (0.8km)
5. Five Elms Primary School (0.8km)
6. Grafton Primary School (0.9km)
7. Trinity School (1.0km)
8. Parsloes Primary School (1.1km)
9. Richard Alibon Primary School with ARP for Cognitive and Learning Difficulties : SEN Base (1.2km)
10. Henry Green Primary School (1.3km)

Predecessor schools†

• Southwood Infants' School
• Southwood Junior School