Somers Heath Primary School

State-Funded School

somers-heath-primary-school-thurrock-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

ThurrockLocal Authority

ThurrockConstituency

RM15 5LXPostcode

8.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Somers Heath Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Thurrock, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 415 pupils. Somers Heath Primary School is part of CATALYST ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Mar 2026 · published 18 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 80%
Higher standard: 18%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

415

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 415
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: CATALYST ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 1 December 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Mar 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.