North Town Academy
Primary schoolNorth Town Academy is a primary school in Somerset, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 470 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 8 March 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 58% of pupils at North Town Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Somerset and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 103 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Andrew's Church SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- The Castle SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), October 2023. Attainment 8 of 52.7 (2025/26, provisional)720 m
- Parkfield Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
- Taunton SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file970 m
- Taunton Preparatory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file970 m
- St George's Catholic SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Somerset
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).