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Somers Heath Primary School

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

personMr Martin Curtis

corporate_fareCATALYST ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onSouth Ockendon, RM15 5LX

language Visit Website phone 1708853397

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

434

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Expected Standard

81%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Somers Heath Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in South Ockendon, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Somers Heath Primary School is an academy converter in South Ockendon, Thurrock, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of CATALYST ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 445 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #5 of 39 primaries in Thurrock and #358 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 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

81%

LA 67%

Reading89% LA 77%

Writing81% LA 78%

Maths87% LA 77%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading83% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 77% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading86% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 76% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA -0.7

1.2 to 4.6

2.0

Write

LA 1.3

0.4 to 3.6

2.3

Maths

LA -0.2

0.7 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 69%England 65%

Reading80% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 82% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 83% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.1

-0.8 to 2.5

1.4

Write

LA 0.9

-0.2 to 2.9

3.0

Maths

LA 0.5

1.6 to 4.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 64%

Reading69% LA 74%

Writing79% LA 79%

Maths93% LA 76%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.3

Read

LA -0.7

-5.5 to -1.1

-0.8

Write

LA 0.4

-2.9 to 1.3

1.8

Maths

LA -0.1

-0.2 to 3.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 November 2021

Inspection Report

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06 June 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-02-23

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-25

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 445 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	445	4	0.9%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	456	12	2.6%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	463	14	3.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	460	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	450	3	0.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	435	4	0.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	434	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	422	3	0.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	452	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	446	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	450	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	430	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	412	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	409	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	425	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	425	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	420	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	435	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	433	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	422	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	400	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	386	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	369	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Somers Heath Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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