SCHOOL PROFILE

Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy

Primary Free schools URN 144762
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 108.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 March 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Bath and North East Somerset
Trust EDUCATE TOGETHER ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 228 221 full-time · 7 part-time
Female pupils 101 44.3% of pupils
Male pupils 127 55.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

11.4%
13.4 pts below England
School 11.4%
Bath and North East Somerset 15.1%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.3%
15.0 pts below England
School 5.3%
Bath and North East Somerset 7.0%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

3.9%
2.9 pts above England
School 3.9%
Bath and North East Somerset 1.5%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
78.9%
180
Any other White background
7.5%
17
White and Black Caribbean
4.8%
11
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
7
White and Asian
2.6%
6
Any other Black background
1.3%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.5% 33 of 228 pupils
6.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.5%
Bath and North East Somerset 21.9%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.0% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 3.8 pts below
EHC plans 3.5% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Speech, language & communication 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Other difficulty or disability 5
Vision impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 59.7%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 75.5%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 69.8%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

77.0%

5.0 pts above England

School 77.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 72.1%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.63%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.59 pts lower than England
School 4.63%
Bath and North East Somerset 6.15%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.61%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.21 pts lower than England
School 7.61%
Bath and North East Somerset 14.31%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.63%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.17 pts lower than England
School 1.63%
Bath and North East Somerset 1.85%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

108.6% 20.4 pts above England
Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy
108.6%
Bath and North East Somerset
83.0%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information