Community school · Somerset

North Petherton Primary School

4–11Ages
409Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135830URN

School Fields, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6LU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Dec 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

91 applications for 60 places · 84th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 December 2025Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

2 December 2025
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
29 September 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Somerset median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

91 applications · 60 places offered · 55 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 2.0; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 2.1; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8

This school
Somerset median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	91	1.5	55	0.92
Sep 2025	60	110	1.8	61	1.02
Sep 2024	55	91	1.7	53	0.96
Sep 2023	59	117	2.0	79	1.34
Sep 2022	58	102	1.8	53	0.91
Sep 2021	48	79	1.7	46	0.96
Sep 2020	54	96	1.8	52	0.96
Sep 2019	59	121	2.1	77	1.31
Sep 2018	61	98	1.6	70	1.15
Sep 2017	60	99	1.7	54	0.90
Sep 2016	60	108	1.8	75	1.25
Sep 2015	60	115	1.9	79	1.32
Sep 2014	60	98	1.6	54	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 87% · Maths 75% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%41st of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	5%	105	103
2023/24	63%	0%	103	102
2022/23	75%	7%	106	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

North Petherton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
North Newton Community Primary School
2.0 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

4.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Somerset Bridge Primary School
2.5 km · Somerset

Good2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Hamp Academy
3.1 km · Somerset

Good2022

49%met the SATs standard
Hamp Nursery and Infants' School
3.2 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre
3.9 km · Somerset

2026

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
4.0 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St John and St Francis Church School
4.4 km · Somerset

Good2022

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135830 · 933/2335
Capacity: 420 pupils · 409 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2009
Address: School Fields, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA6 6LU
Local authority: Somerset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources