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Somersham Primary School

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

personMr Jonathan Clarke

corporate_fareMERIDIAN TRUST

location_onSomersham, PE28 3EU

phone 1487840412

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

275

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Expected Standard

74%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Somersham Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Somersham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 24% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Somersham Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Somersham, Cambridgeshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of MERIDIAN TRUST. The school has approximately 303 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #41 of 195 primaries in Cambridgeshire and #4,570 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.5 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

74%

LA 57%

Reading81% LA 73%

Writing81% LA 66%

Maths79% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading76% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.5

-3.4 to 0.3

-0.6

Write

LA -0.7

-2.3 to 1.2

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.6 to 0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%England 65%

Reading-% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

Write

LA -1.0

Maths

LA -0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 September 2023

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-09-12

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-06-05

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2016-03-02

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

2.6%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(4 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 303 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	303	8	2.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	302	1	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	278	2	0.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	270	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	271	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	279	5	1.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	275	5	1.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	276	3	1.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	277	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	269	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	270	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	260	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	259	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	241	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	260	8	3.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	0	2	-	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 20 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

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Somersham 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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