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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Somerford Primary School

Primary Community school URN 113736
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

28 April 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

16 November 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 19 January 2022
Published 21 June 2026 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 169 169 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 82 48.5% of pupils
Male pupils 87 51.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.7%
21.9 pts above England
School 46.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 19.5%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.8%
8.5 pts below England
School 11.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16.9%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

19.5%
18.5 pts above England
School 19.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4.1%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
80.5%
136
African
6.5%
11
Any other White background
4.7%
8
Bangladeshi
2.4%
4
Any other ethnic group
1.8%
3
White and Asian
1.2%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 37.3% 63 of 169 pupils
16.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 37.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 21.4%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.6% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 11.8 pts above
EHC plans 10.7% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 4.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 32
Specific learning difficulty 11
No specialist assessment yet 7
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

41.0% 19.4 pts below England
School 41.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 59.0%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

66.0%

7.8 pts below England

School 66.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 71.6%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

52.0%

18.3 pts below England

School 52.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 69.7%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

48.0%

24.0 pts below England

School 48.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 69.9%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.51%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.30 pts higher than England
School 6.51%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 6.58%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.36%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.54 pts higher than England
School 20.36%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16.30%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.20%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.61 pts lower than England
School 1.20%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2.12%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

80.5% 7.7 pts below England
Somerford Primary School
80.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
88.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information