North Petherton Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 29 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
- 408 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 7.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.1%
- Persistent absence
- 12.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.0%
White British 90.4%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 1.2%
Pakistani 0.7%
African 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 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 63%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
North Petherton Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 58 23 35 |
| Year 1 | 62 36 26 |
| Year 2 | 61 39 22 |
| Year 3 | 53 28 25 |
| Year 4 | 56 30 26 |
| Year 5 | 63 30 33 |
| Year 6 | 55 23 32 |