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North Star 240°

Special / other · Bristol · BS11 0QA

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 22 February 2023

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At a glance

75 pupils · 94% of 80 capacity

School type
Academy special converter
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
85.3% of pupils
English as additional language
2.7% of pupils
SEN support
0% of pupils
EHC plan
100% of pupils
Website
https://ns240.northstar-academy.co.uk/
URN
148322

GCSE results (2024/2025)

13 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
3.7
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
0%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
0%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
0.1
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
28.7%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
61%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
4.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

68% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 14% moved to another state school · 19% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£35,480
Typical special / other school£29,008

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
69%
Continuing in education
69%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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