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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA6 3EUNorthgate Primary School
Primary

Northgate Primary School

Primary

Somerset · Bridgwater · TA6 3EU www.northgateprimaryschool.org.uk

Pupils
261
cap. 446
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
261
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
261
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/02/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1
Admissions
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Northgate Primary School · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
79%
+10pp
79%73%66%
'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
7%4%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
96%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
261
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
38%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Northgate, Bridgwater, TA6 3EU
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
2024/2579%7%89%32%86%7%86%11%89%96%107.0104.0107.019%261
2023/2469%7%72%28%76%10%69%17%79%72%105.0103.0104.020%256
2022/2366%0%76%24%79%3%69%10%76%79%105.0102.0104.0+1.90+1.00-0.8018%256
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published11%180
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published58
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school

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
2024/2526122.119%24%38%5%13%
2023/2425632.820%22%37%6%14%
2022/2325629.818%19%44%6%17%
2021/2225328.119%19%45%7%21%
2020/2125230.013%19%38%
2018/1918032.111%22%33%5%12%
2017/1819.36%13%

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