Somerford Primary School, Christchurch

Overview

Somerford Primary School is a state-funded school (community school) in Christchurch, South West, for pupils aged 4–11. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Community school
Establishment group: Local authority maintained schools
Phase of education: Primary
Age range: Ages 4–11
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: No
School capacity: 210
Pupils on roll: 169
URN: 113736

Admissions

Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 429
Pupils on roll: 175
Unfilled places at survey date: 254

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Reception

First preferences: 12
Total preferences: 33
Offers made: 12

First preferences compared with offers

1 first preferences per offer

12 first preferences and 12 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	12	33	12
2025/26	23	39	29
2024/25	11	26	13
2023/24	7	26	11
2022/23	20	39	30

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Primary

2024/25 results

Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard
School
41%
England
62%
Pupils included: 29
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard
School
0%
England
8%
Pupils included: 29

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 28 April 2026 · Published 21 June 2026

Renewed education inspection framework

Safeguarding standards: Met
Inclusion: Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
Achievement: Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Early years (where applicable): Expected standard
Post-16 provision (where applicable): Not applicable
Leadership and governance: Needs attention

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Previous inspection information

Ofsted inspection
Inspected 16 November 2021 · Published 19 January 2022
Overall effectiveness: Good
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

SEND and additional needs

Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Location

Address: Draper Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3AS
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Area: Schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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