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%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Other Asian1.8%
Bangladeshi2.4%
Other White2.4%
African4.8%
White British86.7%
Mixed
1.2%
Indian
0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

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

AreaPercentage
School
41%
Local authority average
63%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
0%
Local authority average
11%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
100
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
99
Local authority average
105
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Somerford Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26
Year 2024-2025

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
Year 2024-2025

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