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Somerford Primary School

Primary

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Christchurch · BH23 3AS http://www.somerford.dorset.sch.uk

Pupils
165
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
41%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
165
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
41%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
165
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Somerford Primary School · Primary · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Finance£11013 spend / pupil£10391 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
41%
-4pp
52%42%31%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
52%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
48%
Maths higher standard
0%
Science expected standard
72%
SPAG expected standard
48%
LA AVG 73.48%
SPAG higher standard
3%
LA AVG 30.44%
Reading scaled score
100.0
LA AVG 105.69
Maths scaled score
99.0
LA AVG 104.87
GPS scaled score
99.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
165
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
50%
SEN
42%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Draper Road, Christchurch, BH23 3AS
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2541%0%66%17%52%0%48%0%72%48%100.099.099.042%165
2023/2445%0%59%8%53%4%57%6%84%51%101.099.0100.036%193
2022/2334%0%45%11%55%6%57%6%81%55%100.0101.0102.0-2.70-0.10-0.9034%216
2018/1952%6%54%17%65%15%69%17%69%65%100.0103.0103.0-3.70-1.00-2.0031%302
2017/1831%5%41%10%71%12%52%14%74%41%99.099.099.0-3.30+0.90-2.7030%368
2016/1727%2%35%6%65%4%54%2%67%50%96.0100.0101.0-5.10-0.90-2.0017%390

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2516516.942%9%50%7%20%
2023/2419317.936%9%51%8%27%
2022/2321617.434%8%49%7%25%
2021/2223718.828%5%45%9%25%
2020/2125718.927%7%44%
2018/1930220.731%6%38%5%14%
2017/1836820.530%8%38%6%18%
2016/1739017.617%6%40%6%17%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.