Somerville Primary School
Northbrook Road, Wallasey, CH44 9AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Phil Dickson
- Federation
- Somerville Federation
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 525
- Pupils on roll
- 379
- URN
- 105000
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516385074
About this school
Somerville Primary School is a community primary school in Wallasey. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 379 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Somerville Primary 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 79 | 64 | 68 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 48% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 58% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 73% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 73% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 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 | Wirral average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 481 |
| 2023/24 | 434 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Somerville Primary School compares
Somerville Primary School ranked 37th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7.1% | 56.8% | 379 | — |
| Kingsway Primary School | 37% | 12.1% | 72.5% | 151 | 0.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey | 57% | 6.6% | 58.3% | 168 | 0.3 miles |
| Egremont Primary School | 52% | 4.8% | 65.1% | 275 | 0.3 miles |
| Riverside Primary School | 43% | 6.4% | 72.6% | 251 | 0.5 miles |
| Park Primary School | 53% | 7.3% | 58.3% | 401 | 0.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.8%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.09%
- Persistent absence
- 22.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingsway Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Wallasey
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey0.3 miles
Primary · Wallasey
-
Egremont Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wallasey
-
Riverside Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wallasey
Other schools in Wallasey
Somerville Primary School ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Wallasey.
- Egremont Primary School Primary
- Greenleas Primary School Primary
- Kingsway Primary School Primary
- Liscard Primary School Primary
- New Brighton Primary School Primary
- Park Primary School Primary
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St George's Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey Primary
- Somerville Nursery School Nursery
- St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Somerville Primary School teach?
- Somerville Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wallasey.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Somerville Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Somerville Primary School is Mr Phil Dickson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Somerville Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Somerville Primary 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 School?
- Somerville Primary School has 379 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Somerville Primary School full?
- Somerville Primary School has capacity for 525 pupils and 379 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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 School a faith school?
- No. Somerville Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Somerville Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Somerville Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Somerville Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Somerville Primary School is part of the Somerville Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Somerville Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 56% 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 School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Somerville Primary School ranked 37th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% 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 School's absence rate?
- Somerville Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Somerville Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Somerville Primary 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 29 June 2026.