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
- 165 (46% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 9.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 35.8%
White British 86.7%
African 4.8%
Other White 2.4%
Bangladeshi 2.4%
Other Asian 1.8%
Mixed 1.2%
Indian 0.6%
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 45%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Somerford Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 15 9 6 |
| Year 1 | 17 8 9 |
| Year 2 | 29 16 13 |
| Year 3 | 21 16 5 |
| Year 4 | 27 11 16 |
| Year 5 | 27 14 13 |
| Year 6 | 29 11 18 |