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EnglandEast of EnglandMid SuffolkIP8 4PNSomersham Primary School
Primary

Somersham Primary School

Primary

Mid Suffolk · Ipswich · IP8 4PN http://www.bramsomfederation.net/

Pupils
81
cap. 105
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
81
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
81
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Somersham Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
+16pp
62%51%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
6%
+6pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
6%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
81
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Church Lane, Lower Somersham, Ipswich, IP8 4PN
Local authority
Suffolk
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
2024/2556%6%88%44%81%19%63%6%94%69%108.0101.0103.021%81
2023/2440%0%80%0%60%0%40%13%73%40%103.099.099.025%87
2022/2353%7%67%40%80%13%53%20%80%60%105.0101.0101.0+0.00+1.40-3.2018%93
2018/1962%8%62%46%85%15%85%23%85%85%107.0106.0109.0+0.50-0.60-0.6018%97
2017/1855%0%55%9%73%0%73%0%73%36%102.0101.098.0-4.60-2.80-2.8022%99
2016/1750%20%60%40%70%30%70%30%80%80%102.0105.0105.0-0.40+2.30+0.6020%90

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
2024/258116.521%1%14%4%5%
2023/248715.525%1%21%4%8%
2022/239317.918%1%18%4%9%
2021/229113.916%1%19%5%14%
2020/218815.517%0%18%
2018/199717.118%0%25%4%7%
2017/189917.022%0%19%4%5%
2016/179016.620%0%20%4%9%

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