Northgate Primary School
Northgate, Bridgwater, TA6 3EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Penny
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Futura Learning Partnership
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 258
- URN
- 144757
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01278226070
About this school
Northgate Primary School is a primary academy in Bridgwater. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 258 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Northgate Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 69% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 72% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 69% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 72% | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Northgate Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 256 |
| 2024/25 | 261 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northgate Primary School compares
Northgate Primary School ranked 15th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.7% | 37.7% | 258 | — |
| Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre | 59% | 7.9% | 46.9% | 382 | 0.4 miles |
| Eastover Primary School | 67% | 6.8% | 28% | 403 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater | 54% | 6.3% | 13.4% | 199 | 0.6 miles |
| Hamp Nursery and Infants' School | — | 8.1% | 33.2% | 234 | 0.8 miles |
| Hamp Academy | 49% | 7.3% | 50.5% | 307 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.74%
- English as an additional language
- 24.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.67%
- Persistent absence
- 13.44%
Location
Nearby schools
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Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre0.4 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
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Eastover Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater0.6 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Hamp Nursery and Infants' School0.8 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Hamp Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
Other schools in Bridgwater
Northgate Primary School ranks 1st of the 26 ranked primary schools in Bridgwater.
- Ashcott Primary School Primary
- Cannington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Catcott Primary School Primary
- Eastover Primary School Primary
- Enmore Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hamp Academy Primary
- Hamp Nursery and Infants' School Primary
- Kingsmoor Primary School Primary
- Middlezoy Primary School Primary
- Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Newton Community Primary School Primary
- North Petherton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Northgate Primary School teach?
- Northgate Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bridgwater.
- Who is the headteacher of Northgate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Northgate Primary School is Mrs Katie Penny, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Northgate Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northgate Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Northgate Primary School?
- Northgate Primary School has 258 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Northgate Primary School full?
- Northgate Primary School has capacity for 446 pupils and 258 on roll (58%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Northgate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Northgate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northgate Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Northgate Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Northgate Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Northgate Primary School is part of FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Northgate Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Northgate Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Northgate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northgate Primary School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Northgate Primary School ranked 15th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northgate Primary School's absence rate?
- Northgate Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northgate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northgate Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.