Somers Heath Primary School
Foyle Drive, South Ockendon, RM15 5LX
415 pupils · 83% of 498 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CATALYST ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Free school meals
- 28.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 18 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 81% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 46 | 37 | 108 | 46 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 51 | 42 | 117 | 50 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 49 | 126 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 43 | 36 | 110 | 40 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 58 | 50 | 121 | 58 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 56 | 53 | 110 | 55 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 59 | 134 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 52 | 110 | 58 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Dilkes Academy 0.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Shaw Primary Academy 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Bonnygate Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Aveley Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kenningtons Primary Academy 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.