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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB10 9ENSomerville Primary (NC) School
Primary

Somerville Primary (NC) School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B10 9EN www.web.somerville.bham.sch.uk/

Pupils
711
cap. 758
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
711
Pupils · 2024/25
96%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
711
Pupils · 2024/25
96%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Somerville Primary (NC) School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
70%
+6pp
78%71%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
4%
+1pp
7%5%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
54%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
711
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
96%
FSM eligible
59%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Somerville Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9EN
Local authority
Birmingham
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
2024/2570%4%77%37%75%4%88%41%93%81%107.0107.0110.018%711
2023/2464%3%74%29%69%4%81%16%86%81%106.0106.0109.015%719
2022/2364%4%76%31%69%5%90%34%91%85%106.0108.0108.0+2.10+0.50+4.3016%730
2018/1975%7%77%32%86%8%89%34%87%84%105.0107.0111.0+2.50+1.20+2.6016%771
2017/1878%4%80%35%85%6%86%34%85%84%106.0107.0110.0+2.30+1.20+3.7016%782
2016/1774%4%78%17%80%5%90%21%85%85%104.0106.0109.0+1.30+1.10+3.0016%784

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
2024/2571125.618%96%59%6%15%
2023/2471925.815%95%46%6%20%
2022/2373024.916%95%44%7%21%
2021/2273224.016%94%45%6%16%
2020/2174322.316%95%37%
2018/1977121.616%85%39%5%10%
2017/1878219.016%87%40%4%10%
2016/1778419.216%91%41%4%7%

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