Somerville Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Northbrook Road
Wallasey
Merseyside
CH44 9AR
Phone 01516385074
Reference Number 105000

Somerville Primary is performing well overall, with a strong commitment to providing a supportive and enriching environment for its pupils. The school has raised its expectations for student achievement and successfully tailored its curriculum to build upon students' prior knowledge, resulting in improvements in overall academic performance, including for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Behaviour is noted to be impeccable, and students actively engage in various extracurricular activities and community services, which reflects the school's emphasis on personal development and community involvement.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 412
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.85%
Girls: 45.15%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 56.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 27 22 49
2 26 22 48
3 40 35 75
4 32 23 55
5 36 31 67
6 35 34 69

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.2%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
White, Other 2.2%
Unclassified 1.7%
African 1.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
White & Asian 1%
Asian, Other 1%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 14 Sep 2023
Date Report
14 Sep 2023 School inspection:
31 Oct 2017 Short inspection
01 Nov 2012 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
28 Apr 2008 Full inspection:
12 Apr 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy learning and demonstrate strong engagement in their education.
  • The school has a well-ordered curriculum that effectively builds on prior knowledge.
  • Teachers possess strong subject knowledge and adapt learning based on individual student needs.
  • Reading is a priority, with a robust early reading program ensuring pupils develop strong reading skills.
  • Pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour and contribute positively to the school community.

Areas for Improvement

  • In some subjects, teachers do not provide enough opportunity for pupils to learn essential knowledge, hindering full achievement.
  • Many pupils do not attend school regularly enough, impacting their learning experience.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 56%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.1
Writing -1.2
Maths -0.4

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 24 2
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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