North Star 82°
Rectory Gardens, Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7AH
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTH STAR ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mr Phelim Byrne
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Bristol North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 77
- Pupils on roll
- 54
- URN
- 148296
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173772175
About this school
North Star 82° is a special academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 54 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 25 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 27% | 4% | 16% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 13% | 0% | 5% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 91.0 | 92.0 |
| Reading progress | -9.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.70 | - | - |
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 North Star 82° has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 20.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 17.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 69 |
| 2024/25 | 61 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 83.61%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 17.92%
- Persistent absence
- 60.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grace Garden School0.7 miles
Special schools
-
Elmfield School for Deaf Children1.0 miles
Special schools · Bristol
-
North Star 265°1.2 miles
Free Schools · Bristol
-
Redmaids' High School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Bristol
-
Kingsweston School1.5 miles
Special schools · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
- Avonside School Special schools
- Belgrave School Special schools
- Briarwood School Special schools
- Bristol Hospital Education Service Local authority maintained schools
- Castlefell School Special schools
- Claremont School Special schools
- Culverhill School Academies
- E-Act Venturers' Academy Free Schools
- Elmfield School for Deaf Children Special schools
- Elmtree Grove School Ltd Special schools
- Kingsweston School Special schools
- Knowle DGE Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does North Star 82° teach?
- North Star 82° teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Bristol.
- Who is the executive principal of North Star 82°?
- The executive principal of North Star 82° is Mr Phelim Byrne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was North Star 82° last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected North Star 82°, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is North Star 82°?
- North Star 82° has 54 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is North Star 82° full?
- North Star 82° has capacity for 77 pupils and 54 on roll (70%), 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 North Star 82° a faith school?
- No. North Star 82° has no designated religious character.
- Who runs North Star 82°?
- North Star 82° is part of NORTH STAR ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does North Star 82° have?
- The schools register lists North Star 82°'s special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have North Star 82°'s results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is North Star 82°'s absence rate?
- North Star 82°'s overall absence rate is 17.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are North Star 82°'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, North Star 82°'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.