Academy sponsor led · Cambridgeshire

Somersham Primary School

4–11Ages
314Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146968URN

Parkhall Road, Somersham, PE28 3EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.2 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cambridgeshire

76 applications for 50 places · 112th of 162 in Cambridgeshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 12 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

76 applications · 50 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 1.5; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 1.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as Somersham Primary School (URN 110689), the previous school.

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	50	76	1.5	50	1.00
Sep 2025	50	88	1.8	55	1.10
Sep 2024	43	67	1.6	41	0.95
Sep 2023	30	41	1.4	30	1.00
Sep 2022	37	44	1.2	32	0.86
Sep 2021	34	41	1.2	34	1.00
Sep 2020	41	55	1.3	41	1.00
Sep 2019 *	25	35	1.4	25	1.00
Sep 2018 *	43	52	1.2	42	0.98
Sep 2017 *	50	65	1.3	52	1.04
Sep 2016 *	48	61	1.3	48	1.00
Sep 2015 *	45	64	1.4	40	0.89
Sep 2014 *	37	53	1.4	35	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 81% · Maths 79% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%33rd of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	7%	108	105
2023/24	64%	7%	105	105
2022/23	58%	8%	103	103

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

Somersham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Primary School
3.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Earith Primary School
4.1 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Warboys Primary Academy
6.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2024

1.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Holywell CofE Primary School
6.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Wheatfields Primary School
7.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Eastfield Infant and Nursery School
8.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place
Westfield Junior School
8.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

48%met the SATs standard
Over Primary School
8.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 21%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146968 · 873/2089
Trust: Meridian Trust
Capacity: 350 pupils · 314 on roll
Free school meals: 15.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Somersham Primary School (URN 110689)
Address: Parkhall Road, Somersham, PE28 3EU
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · Huntingdonshire

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