Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy

Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy is a welcoming and inclusive school where pupils are happy, feel safe and behave well. Following significant changes since its last inspection, leaders have refined the curriculum and improved attendance, with persistent absence now well below national averages. The early years provision is a particular strength: children, including those with SEND, get off to a flying start through an ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum and highly effective teaching, especially in phonics. Safeguarding standards are met. Most other areas of the school's work meet expected standards. Pupils achieve in line with national averages in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of key stage 2, and their performance in the Year 4 multiplication check is significantly above average. Disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND progress well from their starting points. Leadership and governance are effective, staff feel well supported, and the personal development programme is ambitious and inclusive. However, there are areas for improvement. In some subjects, pupils do not develop the depth of knowledge expected because they struggle to remember prior learning. Some teachers' checks on understanding are not rigorous enough, allowing misconceptions to persist. Additionally, a minority of disadvantaged pupils do not attend as well as they should, and gaps remain in their writing and mathematics outcomes. Leaders have clear next steps to address these issues by ensuring consistent assessment and deeper curriculum knowledge.

Strengths

• Early years provision is strong, with an ambitious curriculum and highly effective teaching.
• Children, including those with SEND, get off to a flying start and develop a strong sense of belonging.
• Phonics teaching is precise, and children are extremely well prepared for Year 1.
• Pupils' achievement in the Year 4 multiplication check is significantly above the national average.
• Disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND progress well from their starting points.
• Leaders have robust systems to promote good attendance, and persistent absence is well below national averages.
• The school has a calm and purposeful atmosphere, and pupils behave well and enjoy learning.
• The curriculum is carefully designed and sequenced, and generally taught well.
• Staff adapt teaching successfully to meet individual needs, and pupils with SEND are well supported.
• Leaders make effective use of additional funding to support disadvantaged pupils and their families.
• Support for looked after pupils is highly effective, with precise and regularly reviewed educational plans.
• Leadership and governance are effective, with appropriate support and challenge from trustees and local governors.
• Staff value professional development opportunities and feel well supported in their workload and wellbeing.
• Personal development is at the core of the school's work, with an ambitious and inclusive programme.
• Pupils develop important life skills, understand fundamental British values, and celebrate difference.
• Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, participate fully in clubs, trips, and leadership roles.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, some pupils struggle to remember what they have learned in the past, limiting the depth of their knowledge across the curriculum.
• Some teachers' checks on pupils' understanding are not rigorous enough, allowing misconceptions or errors to remain and hindering progress.
• A minority of disadvantaged pupils do not attend as well as they should, despite leaders' positive actions.
• Disadvantaged pupils' writing and mathematics outcomes show a gap compared to non-disadvantaged pupils nationally.
• Next steps: leaders should continue to ensure that staff consistently check pupils' understanding and use this information to swiftly address misconceptions and inform future learning.
• Next steps: leaders should continue to ensure that pupils develop the depth of knowledge, understanding and skills they need across the curriculum.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy had 21.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.0% of pupils at Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy received £6,566 and spent £7,027 for each of its 225 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £103,000 (£461 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Educate Together Academy Trust, income was £7,657 and spending £7,675 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy is part of Educate Together Academy Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy Bristol
• Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy Bath
• Parklands Educate Together Primary Weston-Super-Mare
• Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Swindon

What is Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy have?

Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy has 228 pupils on roll.

What age range does Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy cover?

Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy?

Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy is at Tiberius Road, Somerdale, Keynsham, Somerset, BS31 2FF.