Community school · Wirral

Somerville Primary School

4–11Ages
379Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105000URN

Northbrook Road, Wallasey, CH44 9AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

67 applications for 41 places · 50th of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Wirral median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

67 applications · 41 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 1.6; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.5; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.1; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.4; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 1.8; Wirral median median 1.8
2015 1.9; Wirral median median 1.9
2014 1.5; Wirral median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Wirral 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	41	67	1.6	38	0.93
Sep 2025	42	70	1.7	38	0.90
Sep 2024	48	68	1.4	40	0.83
Sep 2023	54	79	1.5	54	1.00
Sep 2022	62	84	1.4	56	0.90
Sep 2021	87	99	1.1	69	0.79
Sep 2020	57	82	1.4	50	0.88
Sep 2019	84	117	1.4	76	0.90
Sep 2018	86	121	1.4	73	0.85
Sep 2017	67	97	1.5	61	0.91
Sep 2016	75	138	1.8	81	1.08
Sep 2015	75	144	1.9	81	1.08
Sep 2014	74	114	1.5	59	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 72% · Maths 68% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%33rd of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wirral median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	6%	103	102
2023/24	48%	0%	101	102
2022/23	46%	3%	102	101

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 SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kingsway Primary School
0.3 km · Wirral

2026

1.8applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey
0.4 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Egremont Primary School
0.5 km · Wirral

2026

1.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary School
0.7 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Park Primary School
1.0 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place
Liscard Primary School
1.3 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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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: 105000 · 344/2111
Capacity: 525 pupils · 379 on roll
Free school meals: 61.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Northbrook Road, Wallasey, CH44 9AR
Local authority: Wirral

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