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Somers Park Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Worcestershire

Somers Park Avenue, Malvern, WR14 1SE

Website 01684572949

57

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 05/07/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.2%

11.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

582

Capacity used

Has space

91%

640 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

37 of 37 families who put it first got an offer

37

Places offered

67

Total applications

1.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3737● 100%
2nd preference240● 0%
3rd preference60● 0%
Total673755%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Worcestershire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Christopher Hansen
Address
Somers Park Avenue, Malvern, WR14 1SE
Phone
01684572949
Local authority
Worcestershire
Ward / constituency
Upper Howsell · West Worcestershire
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
137292

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals20%——
English as additional language5%——
SEN support15%——
49% boys (284)51% girls (298)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: MERCIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST

582 pupils · 640 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    05 July 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 499 pupils

Attendance

95.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
15%
21/22
14%
22/23
13%
23/24
12%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths57%——
Higher standard7%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard56%
-6% vs England
Higher standard3%
-5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard76%
+1% vs England
Higher standard39%
+6% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard69%
-3% vs England
Greater depth4%
-9% vs England

Maths

Expected standard67%
-7% vs England
Higher standard18%
-8% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard71%
-2% vs England
Higher standard21%
-9% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard88%
+6% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

812019632023572024562025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)56%61%
Higher standard3%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.