Free schools · Somerset

Northgate Primary School

2–11Ages
258Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144757URN

Northgate, Bridgwater, TA6 3EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 above Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

97 applications for 45 places · 28th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2018

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%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 9 June 2026Published 12 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
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	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
16 February 2022
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Somerset median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

97 applications · 45 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 2.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 3.3; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 3.9; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 3.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 3.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 3.6; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 4.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 3.7; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 2.3; Somerset median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Somerset median in 9 of 9 years.

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	45	97	2.2	54	1.20
Sep 2025	28	92	3.3	49	1.75
Sep 2024	27	105	3.9	58	2.15
Sep 2023	30	95	3.2	43	1.43
Sep 2022	30	95	3.2	49	1.63
Sep 2021	30	109	3.6	57	1.90
Sep 2020	28	127	4.5	65	2.32
Sep 2019	30	110	3.7	61	2.03
Sep 2018	30	70	2.3	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%14th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	79%	7%	107	104
2023/24	69%	7%	105	103
2022/23	66%	0%	105	102

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

Northgate Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre
0.7 km · Somerset

2026

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Eastover Primary School
0.9 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
1.0 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Hamp Nursery and Infants' School
1.3 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place
Hamp Academy
1.4 km · Somerset

Good2022

49%met the SATs standard
Wembdon St George's Church School
1.4 km · Somerset

2026

2.0applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St John and St Francis Church School
2.0 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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144757 · 933/2025
Trust: Futura Learning Partnership
Capacity: 446 pupils · 258 on roll
Free school meals: 29.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2017
Address: Northgate, Bridgwater, TA6 3EU
Local authority: Somerset

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