North Petherton Primary School is a primary school located in Bridgwater. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/03/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: School Fields, Bridgwater, TA6 6LU
Website: www.northpethertonprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01278662442
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gary Hobbs
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135830

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/03/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 414
Number of Boys: 206
Number of Girls: 208

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.2
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Petherton Primary School
School Fields , North Petherton TA6 6LU
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
North Newton Community Primary School
Church Road , North Newton TA7 0BG
3out of 4 2,199 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Somerset Bridge Primary School
Stockmoor Drive , TA6 6AH
3out of 4 2,758 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Phoenix Academy
Brook Farm , Newton Road TA6 6NA
- not rated 553 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.