Somerville Primary (NC) School

About Somerville Primary (NC) School

Somerville Primary (NC) School sits in the middle of the pack academically when compared with other primary schools across Birmingham. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is just one percentage point above the local authority average of 63%. That places the school at 112th out of 254 primaries in Birmingham, or around the 44th percentile — solidly average rather than exceptional. The school’s ranking score of 64 puts it well behind the top performers in the area, such as Little Sutton Primary (score 95) or Cromwell Junior and Infant School (93). But it’s worth noting that Somerville serves a significantly more disadvantaged intake than many of its peers: 58.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure that is high even by Birmingham standards. Given that context, achieving in line with the LA average is a respectable outcome.

Digging deeper into the SATs breakdown, the school’s strongest subject is maths, where 81% of pupils met the expected standard and the average scaled score was 106. Reading was slightly weaker at 74% expected, though the average score also sat at 106. Writing lagged behind at 69% expected, and only 4% of pupils reached the higher standard in writing, compared with 29% in reading and 16% in maths. The proportion achieving the higher standard across all three subjects was just 3%. Ofsted’s most recent graded inspection, in 2012, rated the school Good overall, and an ungraded inspection in March 2022 confirmed it remains Good. Notably, leadership and management were judged Outstanding in that 2022 visit, which suggests strong direction from headteacher Izhar Khan. The previous inspection in 2006 had also awarded Good, so the school has held a consistent rating for nearly two decades.

Somerville is a large primary with 711 pupils against a capacity of 758, and it is clearly popular: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 191 applications for 86 places, making it oversubscribed by more than two to one. 73 of those 86 places went to first-preference applicants. The school offers nursery provision for children from age three and has a broad range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, sensory room, art studios and an ICT suite. Sports on offer include athletics, swimming, dance and football, while clubs range from chess and choir to science and book clubs. The SEND provision is extensive, covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language issues, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. For families seeking a large, inclusive primary with strong leadership and a realistic approach to supporting disadvantaged pupils, Somerville is a solid, well-subscribed choice.

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