Primary school

Somerford Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
  • BH23 3AS
Ofsted report card · inspected Apr 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,780 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 92%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 98%98%2016/17: top 98%2017/18: top 98%2018/19: top 83%83% · 2018/192022/23: top 95%2023/24: top 86%2024/25: top 92%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM41% · South West 62%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score100 · South West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score99 · South West 104Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 18% · 62 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 27% · 48 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 31% · 58 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 52% · 54 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 34% · 47 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 45% · 49 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 41% · 29 pupils · South West 62%52%18%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 62 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 2% · 48 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 5% · 58 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 6% · 54 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 47 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 0% · 49 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 0% · 29 pupils · South West 6%6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 62 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 96 · 48 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 99 · 58 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 100 · 54 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 100 · 47 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 101 · 49 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 100 · 29 pupils · South West 10510196No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 95 · 62 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 100 · 48 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 99 · 58 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 103 · 54 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 101 · 47 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 99 · 49 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 99 · 29 pupils · South West 10410395No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
12 of 12 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1212
2nd90
3rd70

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2008Inadequate
  3. 2009Good
  4. 2014Inadequate
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2021Good
  7. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026169
Free school meals (past 6 years)49.7%
First language not English9.1%
SEN support35.8%
EHC plan6.1%
Absence (sessions missed)6.5%
Persistently absent pupils20.4%

Girls 48.5%Boys 51.5%

80.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.9
Pupils per adult8.0
  • Classroom teachers 8.1
  • Leadership 1.9
  • Teaching assistants 10.3
  • Other support 8.8

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 29.1 · 46 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,251
Spend per pupil£11,614
Staff spend per pupil£8,634
Reserve per pupil−£1,735
  • −£293,237revenue reserve
  • −£230,235in-year balance

Grants £9,202 · self-generated £1,049 · premises £634 per pupil