Somerville Primary (NC) School
Somerville Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Izhar Khan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Yardley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 758
- Pupils on roll
- 722
- URN
- 103256
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216750956
About this school
Somerville Primary (NC) School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 722 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Somerville Primary (NC) School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 96 | 94 | 91 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 64% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 74% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 81% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 81% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Somerville Primary (NC) School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 730 |
| 2023/24 | 719 |
| 2024/25 | 711 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Somerville Primary (NC) School compares
Somerville Primary (NC) School ranked 98th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.7% | 58.9% | 722 | — |
| Marlborough Primary School | 35% | 6.4% | 57.4% | 598 | 0.3 miles |
| Wyndcliffe Primary School | 44% | 6.3% | 64.8% | 566 | 0.4 miles |
| The Olive School, Small Heath | 97% | 4.6% | 42.5% | 420 | 0.5 miles |
| St Benedict's Primary School | 24% | 6.7% | 61% | 306 | 0.5 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 69% | 6.5% | 56% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.9%
- English as an additional language
- 95.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.73%
- Persistent absence
- 14.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marlborough Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Wyndcliffe Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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The Olive School, Small Heath0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Benedict's Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Somerville Primary (NC) School ranks 96th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Somerville Primary (NC) School teach?
- Somerville Primary (NC) School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Somerville Primary (NC) School?
- The headteacher of Somerville Primary (NC) School is Mr Izhar Khan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Somerville Primary (NC) School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Somerville Primary (NC) School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Somerville Primary (NC) School?
- Somerville Primary (NC) School has 722 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Somerville Primary (NC) School full?
- Somerville Primary (NC) School has capacity for 758 pupils and 722 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Somerville Primary (NC) School a faith school?
- No. Somerville Primary (NC) School has no designated religious character.
- Does Somerville Primary (NC) School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Somerville Primary (NC) School as having nursery classes.
- How have Somerville Primary (NC) School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Somerville Primary (NC) School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Somerville Primary (NC) School ranked 98th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Somerville Primary (NC) School's absence rate?
- Somerville Primary (NC) School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Somerville Primary (NC) School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Somerville Primary (NC) School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.