Northgate Primary School
Primary schoolNorthgate Primary School is a primary school in Somerset, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 258 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 9 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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, 79% of pupils at Northgate Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Somerset and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 79% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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- Westover Green Community School and Autism CentrePrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Eastover Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BridgwaterPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Chilton Trinity SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Robert Blake AcademySecondary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed1.2 km
- Polden Bower SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), May 20241.2 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).