Somerleyton Primary School

Somerleyton Primary School has been evaluated as good overall in its first inspection since joining the Hartismere Family of Schools. The school demonstrates notable strengths in the areas of behaviour and personal development, achieving outstanding feedback in these domains. Pupils exhibit exemplary behaviours, embodying school values such as perseverance and kindness, while also engaging actively in a rich variety of extracurricular activities. The supportive culture that has been cultivated helps pupils develop a strong sense of community and prepares them effectively for future leadership roles.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour and attitudes to learning.
• High participation in extracurricular activities and strong musical education.
• Leaders effectively promote pupils' academic and personal development.
• Strong reading program with proficient strategies to support pupils who fall behind.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment processes are not consistently applied across all subjects, leading to gaps in prior knowledge being addressed.

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 Somerleyton Primary School attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 0.0% 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 Somerleyton Primary School 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 Somerleyton Primary School had 13.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% 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, 16.4% of pupils at Somerleyton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% 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 Somerleyton Primary School received £9,085 and spent £8,782 for each of its 61 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £82,000 (£1,344 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Hartismere Family of Schools, income was £7,467 and spending £7,658 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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All schools in Lowestoft · Suffolk local authority: places and applications

Somerleyton Primary School is part of Hartismere Family of Schools, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics Lowestoft
• Woods Loke Primary School Lowestoft
• Carlton Colville Primary School Lowestoft
• Ludham Primary School and Nursery Great Yarmouth
• Hartismere School Eye

What is Somerleyton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Somerleyton Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Somerleyton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Somerleyton Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Somerleyton Primary School have?

Somerleyton Primary School has 67 pupils on roll.

What age range does Somerleyton Primary School cover?

Somerleyton Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Somerleyton Primary School?

Somerleyton Primary School is at The Green, Somerleyton, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 5PT.