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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA1 1DFNorth Town Academy
Primary

North Town Academy

Primary

Somerset · Taunton · TA1 1DF www.northtownschool.org.uk/

Pupils
486
cap. 417
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
486
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
486
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of North Town Academy · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
+1pp
72%65%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
2%
-1pp
15%9%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
486
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
27%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Staplegrove Road, Taunton, TA1 1DF
Local authority
Somerset
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%2%73%30%63%2%73%16%78%73%104.0103.0104.016%486
2023/2457%3%78%30%62%12%70%10%83%63%105.0102.0101.017%482
2022/2361%5%81%30%69%20%72%13%72%75%105.0102.0104.0+0.30+0.70-1.3014%487
2018/1972%13%77%22%84%30%80%25%91%73%104.0104.0105.0-2.00+0.00-2.5013%508
2017/1871%15%76%31%85%29%85%23%87%82%107.0105.0107.0+0.60+2.00-0.1014%509
2016/1753%13%63%22%78%20%67%22%80%75%104.0102.0104.0-1.30+0.40-2.4017%477

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2548631.916%27%11%4%6%
2023/2448229.917%25%12%4%7%
2022/2348726.914%23%12%5%11%
2021/2249524.417%23%11%5%9%
2020/2150023.016%21%12%
2018/1950823.313%17%15%4%5%
2017/1850923.614%17%16%3%4%
2016/1747719.917%15%16%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.