Somers Park Avenue, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 1SE
10 reasons to choose Somers Park School
Top line
Somers Park School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Malvern and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Somers Park School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2.75 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 4 members of Mercian Educational Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Somers Park School has two classes per year on the Somers Park site, one per year on the Malvern Vale site, and an average class size of 32 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Somers Park School ranks in the top 22% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The Somers Park School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for all year groups and residential trips for Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Somers Park School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Somers Park School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Three choirs and three instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care at both sites from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Somers Park School
Malvern St James Prep (1.8 miles); The Downs Malvern (4.1 miles); The Elms School, Malvern (4.9 miles).
Madresfield Church of England Primary School (2.5 miles); Hanley Swan St Gabriel’s with St Mary’s Church of England Primary School (6 miles); St George’s Catholic Primary School (6.6 miles).
Malvern St James (1.8 miles); Malvern College (2 miles); The King’s School, Worcester (7.8 miles).
The Chase (2.5 miles); Hanley Castle High School (7.1 miles); Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College (7.9 miles).