North Town Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 8 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Somerset
Unique reference
137126
Address
Staplegrove Road, TA1 1DF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
482 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
24.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.8%
Persistent absence
11.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 68%
Other White 8.9%
Mixed 7.1%
African 3.9%
Indian 3.7%
Other 2.7%
Other Asian 1.7%
Unclassified 1.5%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage-1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

North Town Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
58
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Full-time
7
5
2
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
12
6
6
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
30
11
19
Reception, Part-time
2
1
1
Reception, Full-time
61
29
32
Year 1
59
19
40
Year 2
60
34
26
Year 3
63
35
28
Year 4
62
32
30
Year 5
64
33
31
Year 6
60
36
24
Year 2023-2024

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