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
- Website
- www.northtownschool.org.uk/
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
- 10.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage-1.3
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.1 |
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 |