Community school · Birmingham

Somerville Primary (NC) School

3–11Ages
722Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103256URN

Somerville Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9EN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

162 applications for 61 places · 136th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 16 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
2 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Birmingham median (2.7) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

162 applications · 61 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.8; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 3.1; Birmingham median median 2.1

This school
Birmingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	61	162	2.7	54	0.89
Sep 2025	86	191	2.2	73	0.85
Sep 2024	81	182	2.3	77	0.95
Sep 2023	82	173	2.1	79	0.96
Sep 2022	84	199	2.4	78	0.93
Sep 2021	89	224	2.5	92	1.03
Sep 2020	90	243	2.7	88	0.98
Sep 2019	87	239	2.8	85	0.98
Sep 2018	90	259	2.9	93	1.03
Sep 2017	90	253	2.8	90	1.00
Sep 2016	89	234	2.6	109	1.22
Sep 2015	90	271	3.0	108	1.20
Sep 2014	88	273	3.1	96	1.09

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 75% · Maths 88% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%90th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	4%	107	107
2023/24	64%	3%	106	106
2022/23	64%	4%	106	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Somerville Primary (NC) SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Primary School
0.5 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Wyndcliffe Primary School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

3.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Small Heath
0.8 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

5.1applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Primary School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.4applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Regents Park Community Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

2026

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Lift Montgomery
1.1 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Bordesley Village Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

2026

2.3applications per place 91%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103256 · 330/2176
Capacity: 758 pupils · 722 on roll
Free school meals: 62.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Somerville Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9EN
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources