Somers Heath Primary School
Foyle Drive, South Ockendon, RM15 5LX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CATALYST ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Curtis
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Catalyst Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 144448
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01708853397
About this school
Somers Heath Primary School is a primary academy in South Ockendon. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 415 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Strong 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 | 57 | 60 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 80% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 18% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 83% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 85% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 78% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Somers Heath 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 | Thurrock average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 63.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 67% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 434 |
| 2023/24 | 460 |
| 2024/25 | 445 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Somers Heath Primary School compares
Somers Heath Primary School ranked 9th of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 5.6% | 32.3% | 415 | — |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 70% | 3.8% | 20% | 224 | 0.2 miles |
| Dilkes Academy | 86% | 4.3% | 19.7% | 554 | 0.4 miles |
| Shaw Primary Academy | 82% | 6.7% | 34.5% | 391 | 0.5 miles |
| Bonnygate Primary School | 60% | 5.6% | 22.9% | 439 | 0.7 miles |
| Aveley Primary School | 81% | 5.5% | 27.1% | 425 | 0.8 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)
- 32.27%
- English as an additional language
- 23.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.64%
- Persistent absence
- 17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Dilkes Academy0.4 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Shaw Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Bonnygate Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
-
Aveley Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · South Ockendon
Other schools in South Ockendon
Somers Heath Primary School ranks 5th of the 8 ranked primary schools in South Ockendon.
- Aveley Primary School Primary
- Benyon Primary School Primary
- Bonnygate Primary School Primary
- Dilkes Academy Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kenningtons Primary Academy Primary
- Shaw Primary Academy Primary
- Harris Academy Ockendon Secondary
- Ormiston Park Academy Secondary
- Beacon Hill Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Somers Heath Primary School teach?
- Somers Heath Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in South Ockendon.
- Who is the headteacher of Somers Heath Primary School?
- The headteacher of Somers Heath Primary School is Mr Martin Curtis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Somers Heath Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Somers Heath 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 big is Somers Heath Primary School?
- Somers Heath Primary School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Somers Heath Primary School full?
- Somers Heath Primary School has capacity for 498 pupils and 415 on roll (83%), 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 Somers Heath Primary School a faith school?
- No. Somers Heath Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Somers Heath Primary School a selective school?
- No. Somers Heath Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Somers Heath Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Somers Heath Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Somers Heath Primary School?
- Somers Heath Primary School is part of CATALYST ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Somers Heath Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Somers Heath Primary School rank locally?
- Somers Heath Primary School ranked 9th of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Somers Heath Primary School's absence rate?
- Somers Heath Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Somers Heath Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Somers Heath 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 10 July 2026.