North Newton Community Primary School is a primary school in Bridgwater, serving pupils aged 4 to 11. The school is a community school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

North Newton Community Primary School currently has around 90 pupils on roll, which is about 90% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 57.8% boys and 42.2% girls. Around 17.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 5.8%. Persistent absence is recorded at 13.8%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (91.1%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Church Road, Bridgwater, TA7 0BG
Website: www.northnewtonprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01278662140
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Deborah Leach
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123689

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/09/2014

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 100
Number of Pupils: 90
Number of Boys: 52
Number of Girls: 38

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.8% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British91.10%82
Other Asian3.30%3
Other White2.20%2
White and Asian1.10%1
Other Mixed1.10%1
Unclassified1.10%1
White and Black African0.00%0
White and Black Caribbean0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
African0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
Other (any other ethnic group)0.00%0
Indian0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (0.2)
Writing: Average (2.4)
Maths: Average (-2.4)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
57%
Town average
55%
Local authority average
51%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
7%
Town average
7%
Local authority average
6%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
105.0
Town average
103.9
Local authority average
103.7
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
102.0
Town average
102.9
Local authority average
102.4
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Newton Community Primary School
Church Road , North Newton TA7 0BG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
North Petherton Community Junior School
Schoolfields , North Petherton TA6 6LU
- not rated 2,165 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
North Petherton Infants' School
Schoolfields , TA6 6LU
- not rated 2,165 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
North Petherton Primary School
School Fields , North Petherton TA6 6LU
3out of 4 2,199 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Petherton Park School
Brook Farm , Newton Road TA6 6NA
- not rated 1,691 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.