Somerford Primary School

State-Funded School

somerford-primary-school-bournemouth-christchurch-poole-south-west

South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

ChristchurchConstituency

BH23 3ASPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Somerford Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 169 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 21 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 45%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

169

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

20%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 169
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
28 Apr 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.