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EnglandNorth WestWirralCH44 9ARSomerville Primary School
Primary

Somerville Primary School

Primary

Wirral · Wallasey · CH44 9AR www.somerville.wirral.sch.uk/

Pupils
412
cap. 525
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
412
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
412
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWirral
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Somerville Primary School · Primary · Wirral

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
+8pp
56%51%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
6%
+6pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
412
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
57%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Northbrook Road, Wallasey, CH44 9AR
Local authority
Wirral
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%75%25%72%9%68%13%81%68%103.0102.0104.018%412
2023/2448%0%58%11%72%6%73%6%78%73%101.0102.0103.020%434
2022/2346%3%59%14%61%3%61%11%80%61%102.0101.0101.0+0.10-1.20-0.4018%481
2018/1945%2%52%6%68%6%71%15%69%65%100.0103.0103.0-1.60-0.50+0.6021%498
2017/1853%7%74%20%74%9%71%16%84%73%103.0102.0105.0+1.40+0.80+0.8020%499
2016/1748%1%63%13%69%4%67%16%76%63%101.0102.0103.0+1.00+1.20+1.4015%519

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
2024/2541218.718%7%57%7%23%
2023/2443418.620%4%56%8%26%
2022/2348119.218%3%58%8%29%
2021/2250817.721%4%58%9%35%
2020/2149619.722%3%56%
2018/1949819.521%3%49%5%16%
2017/1849918.720%3%47%6%19%
2016/1751920.315%3%50%6%17%

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