Somerford Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 17 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 113736
- Address
- Draper Road, BH23 3AS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 193 (54% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 9.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.8%
- Persistent absence
- 24.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 31.1%
White British 86.5%
Other White 5.7%
Mixed 2.5%
Bangladeshi 2.1%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 1%
African 1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage-0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 34%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Somerford Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 13
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 11
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 11
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 14 6 8 |
| Year 1 | 25 15 10 |
| Year 2 | 23 17 6 |
| Year 3 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 4 | 26 14 12 |
| Year 5 | 26 11 15 |
| Year 6 | 49 23 26 |