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North Star 265°

Special / other · Bristol · BS9 2NT

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At a glance

1 pupils · 1% of 85 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Free schools alternative provision
Age range
5–16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
100% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
100% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://ns265.northstar-academy.co.uk/
URN
149843

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 100% (Bristol, City of 64%, England 73%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

14.29% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

60% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,395; 50% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher48.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work47.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier74.6%62.3%
Social housing16.7%17.1%
Privately rented8.3%20.5%
Detached houses32.5%22.9%
Flats11.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms35%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014641 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£425,000201 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£326,500–£576,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (36)£872,500
Semi-detached (112)£435,000
Terraced (34)£325,500
Flat (19)£242,500

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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