North Petherton Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 30 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 135830
- Address
- School Fields, North Petherton, TA6 6LU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 412 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
White British 91.7%
Other White 4.4%
Mixed 1%
African 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 75%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
North Petherton Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 55
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 33 27 |
| Year 1 | 62 40 22 |
| Year 2 | 50 27 23 |
| Year 3 | 58 31 27 |
| Year 4 | 63 31 32 |
| Year 5 | 57 24 33 |
| Year 6 | 62 30 32 |