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Somerville Primary (NC) School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Izhar Khan

location_onBirmingham, B10 9EN

language Visit Website phone 1216750956

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

730

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Somerville Primary (NC) School is a Community school primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Somerville Primary (NC) School is a community school in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 711 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #88 of 259 primaries in Birmingham and #2,315 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 60%

Reading77% LA 72%

Writing75% LA 69%

Maths88% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading74% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading76% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.0

0.8 to 3.5

0.5

Write

LA -0.2

-0.8 to 1.8

4.3

Maths

LA 0.3

3.0 to 5.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading77% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA -0.2

1.2 to 3.8

1.2

Write

LA -0.3

0.0 to 2.3

2.6

Maths

LA 0.1

1.5 to 3.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 59%

Reading80% LA 69%

Writing85% LA 73%

Maths86% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA -0.4

1.1 to 3.5

1.2

Write

LA -0.4

0 to 2.4

3.7

Maths

LA -0.1

2.6 to 4.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 March 2022

Inspection Report

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08 February 2017

Inspection Report

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17 January 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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11 October 2006

Inspection Report

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17 September 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-08

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-01-17

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-10-11

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 711 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	711	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	701	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	724	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	719	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	709	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	740	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	730	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	713	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	734	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	732	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	711	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	747	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	743	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	729	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	750	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	750	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	733	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	774	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	771	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	749	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	782	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	782	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	779	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	790	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	784	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	769	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 58 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 25 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils