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Somerford Primary School

URN
113736
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Somerford Primary School
URN
113736
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

44 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

14

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

40

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
19 January 2022
Inspection date
16 November 2021
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 19 January 2022

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 19 January 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

29

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

39

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

25

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.34×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.somerford.dorset.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

66.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

52.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

48.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

41.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BH23 3AS - Draper Road, Christchurch, Dorset

Contact details

Address
Draper Road, Christchurch, Dorset
Postcode
BH23 3AS
Phone
1202485436
Website
http://www.somerford.dorset.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local authority code
839

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 125 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Authority statistics

Total schools

125

Open schools

117

Closed schools

8

Primary schools

68

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 19 January 2022

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 19 January 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 19 January 2022

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 19 January 2022

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    19 January 202216 November 2021S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 19 January 2022
    • Good

      Published
      19 January 2022
      Inspected
      16 November 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    64.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 23

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    23

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary68 (54.4%)
    • Secondary23 (18.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other34 (27.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Somerford Junior School36 mPrimaryClosed
    The Grange School273 mSecondaryOpen
    The Grange School273 mSecondaryClosed
    Mudeford Community Infants' School509 mPrimaryOpen
    Mudeford Junior School719 mPrimaryOpen
    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch858 mPrimaryOpen
    Connie Rothman School1.6 kmNot applicableOpen
    The Priory Church of England Primary School1.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Twynham School2.1 kmSecondaryClosed
    Twynham School2.1 kmSecondaryOpen
    • Somerford Junior School
      Distance
      36 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Grange School
      Distance
      273 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • The Grange School
      Distance
      273 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Mudeford Community Infants' School
      Distance
      509 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Ad Astra Infant SchoolPrimaryBH17 8APOpen
    Avonwood Primary SchoolPrimaryBH7 6NBOpen
    Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior SchoolPrimaryBH14 8ULOpen
    Bayside AcademyPrimaryBH16 5AHOpen
    Bearwood Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimaryBH11 9UNOpen
    • Ad Astra Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH17 8AP
      Status
      Open
    • Avonwood Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH7 6NB
      Status
      Open
    • Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH14 8UL
      Status
      Open
    • Bayside Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BH16 5AH
      Status
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    Mudeford Junior School
    Distance
    719 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch
    Distance
    858 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Connie Rothman School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • The Priory Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Twynham School
    Distance
    2.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Twynham School
    Distance
    2.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Bearwood Primary and Nursery School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BH11 9UN
    Status
    Open