Somerford Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 16 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
28.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
31.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.5%
Other White 5.7%
Mixed 2.5%
Bangladeshi 2.1%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 1%
African 1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage-0.9
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
11
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
11
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.2
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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