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Somerville Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school62 pupilsNurseryWallaseyWirral
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils from low-income families8%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher16.9School workforce census
Pupils on roll62Census January 2026

Somerville Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Wallasey for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 62 pupils. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.

Brentwood Street, Wallasey, CH44 4BB0151 638 1567somerville.wirral.sch.ukMr Phillip Dickson headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Wirral council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll62Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families63%8% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English8%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support18%11 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan5%3 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls41 / 21
White British pupils86%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (11), emotional and mental health (2), Other difficulty or disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll626378767281
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals63%59%6%5%8%11%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language8%6%8%13%4%3%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support24%17%26%22%22%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans8%8%1%0%0%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers2.2full-time equivalent, 5 people
Pupils per teacher16.9Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants7.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£58,367
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher5.42022/23

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£12,791England £7,738. Total £499k
Income per pupil£14,510England £7,697. Total £566k
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,817England £3,480
Money in reserve36%A lot put by: £201k, £5,158 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£67kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£12,791spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m69412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate141 per 1,000 people54% higher than the England average
Typical house price£218,000Wirral
Nearest bus stop170 mHallville Road, 9 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Kingsway Primary SchoolCouncil220 m151Report card 20261Compare
Somerville Primary SchoolCouncil240 m379Good 202326Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WallaseyRoman Catholic550 m168No overall grade 202421Compare
Egremont Primary SchoolAcademy770 m275Report card 202639Compare
Riverside Primary SchoolCouncil910 m251Good 202319Compare
Park Primary SchoolCouncil960 m401Good 202331Compare
Edstart Schools WirralIndependent0.6 miles50Not inspectedCompare
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy0.7 miles196No overall grade 2024Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Somerville Nursery School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Somerville Nursery School yet.

How many pupils does Somerville Nursery School have?

62 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Brentwood Street, Wallasey, CH44 4BB
Telephone
0151 638 1567
Website
www.somerville.wirral.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mr Phillip Dickson
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Wirral
Ward
Seacombe
Constituency
Wallasey
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
104984 · LAESTAB 3441000

Where these figures come from