Somersham Primary School
Church Lane, Lower Somersham, Ipswich, IP8 4PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Diane Turner
- Federation
- Bramford and Somersham Primary School Federation
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 72
- URN
- 124609
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473831251
About this school
Somersham Primary School is a community primary school in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 72 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Somersham 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 40% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 80% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 40% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 40% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Somersham 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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Somersham Primary School compares
Somersham Primary School ranked 145th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk 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 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 3.7% | 13.6% | 72 | — |
| Elmsett Church of England Primary School | 38% | 3.3% | 28.1% | 41 | 2.3 miles |
| Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 54% | 7.3% | 18.2% | 236 | 2.4 miles |
| Claydon Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 17.1% | 509 | 2.9 miles |
| Ringshall School | 88% | 4.4% | 18.8% | 117 | 3.0 miles |
| Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School | 57% | 3.7% | 12.2% | 67 | 3.2 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
-
Ungraded inspection report25 March 2025
- 15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.58%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.68%
- Persistent absence
- 5.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elmsett Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Claydon Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Ringshall School3.0 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
-
Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
Somersham Primary School ranks 32nd of the 55 ranked primary schools in Ipswich.
- Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bildeston Primary School Primary
- Birchwood Primary School Primary
- Bosmere Community Primary School Primary
- Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Britannia Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Broke Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Bucklesham Primary School Primary
- Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Infant School Primary
- Castle Hill Junior School Primary
- Cedarwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Somersham Primary School teach?
- Somersham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Somersham Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Somersham Primary School is Miss Diane Turner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Somersham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Somersham 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 Somersham Primary School?
- Somersham Primary School has 72 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Somersham Primary School full?
- Somersham Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 72 on roll (69%), 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 Somersham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Somersham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Somersham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Somersham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Somersham Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Somersham Primary School is part of the Bramford and Somersham Primary School Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Somersham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% 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 Somersham Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Somersham Primary School ranked 145th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk 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 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Somersham Primary School's absence rate?
- Somersham Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Somersham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Somersham 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 30 June 2026.