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Somersham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Parkhall Road, Somersham PE28 3EU · somershamprimary.co.uk · 01487 840412
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cambridgeshire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.85 mi
- 6.19 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 7 · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 314
- 90% of 350 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 15.3%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Meridian Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 7” went to a home 3.85 mi (6.19 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 50 families put the school first and 50 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 55 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 43 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 37 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.85 mi6.19 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Cambridgeshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110689)
Ofsted
Somersham Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 12 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 12 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 110689), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110689)
Mar 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110689)
Mar 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110689)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (128 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 128
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (16%) with SEND