North Petherton Primary School
School Fields, Bridgwater, TA6 6LU
409 pupils · 97% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 December 2025, published 1 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 69% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 55 | 91 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 61 | 110 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 55 | 53 | 91 | 54 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 79 | 117 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 58 | 53 | 102 | 58 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 48 | 46 | 79 | 48 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 54 | 52 | 96 | 53 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 77 | 121 | 59 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- North Newton Community Primary School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Somerset Bridge Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Hamp Academy 3.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Hamp Nursery and Infants' School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School 3.8 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre 3.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.