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North Star 180�

URN
140677
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
North Star 180�
URN
140677
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

45 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

35

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
9 June 2024
Inspection date
23 April 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 9 June 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 9 June 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bath and North East Somerset)
School website
www.ns180.northstar-academy.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bath and North East Somerset to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

13.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

0.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

13.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

0.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BA2 5RF - Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath

Contact details

Address
Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath
Postcode
BA2 5RF
Phone
1225832212
Website
www.ns180.northstar-academy.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bath and North East Somerset
Local authority code
800

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 210 schools in Bath and North East Somerset.

Authority statistics

Total schools

210

Open schools

94

Closed schools

116

Primary schools

141

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 9 June 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 9 June 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 9 June 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    9 June 202423 April 2024S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 9 June 2024
    • Good

      Published
      9 June 2024
      Inspected
      23 April 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    7.6

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    0.0%

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    0.0%

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    0.0%

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    0.0%

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    78.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    11.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    11.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    29

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary141 (67.1%)
    • Secondary29 (13.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other40 (19.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Link School0 mNot applicableClosed
    Three Ways School0 mNot applicableOpen
    Three Ways School0 mNot applicableClosed
    Wansdyke School0 mNot applicableClosed
    The Bath Studio School44 mSecondaryClosed
    St Martin's Garden Primary School318 mPrimaryOpen
    Fosseway Junior School318 mPrimaryClosed
    Fosseway Infant School318 mPrimaryClosed
    St Martin's Garden Primary School318 mPrimaryClosed
    Saint Gregory's Catholic College770 mSecondaryOpen
    • The Link School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Three Ways School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Three Ways School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Wansdyke School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • The Bath Studio School

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Bath and North East Somerset)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Bath AcademyNot applicableBA1 2HXOpen
    Bath High SchoolNot applicableBA1 5ESClosed
    Bath Spa UniversityNot applicableBA2 9BNOpen
    Bell Language SchoolNot applicable-Closed
    Finding FuturesNot applicableBA3 3ALOpen
    • Bath Academy
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BA1 2HX
      Status
      Open
    • Bath High School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BA1 5ES
      Status
      Closed
    • Bath Spa University
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BA2 9BN
      Status
      Open
    • Bell Language School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      -
      Status
      Closed
    • Finding Futures
    Distance
    44 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Martin's Garden Primary School
    Distance
    318 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Fosseway Junior School
    Distance
    318 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Fosseway Infant School
    Distance
    318 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Martin's Garden Primary School
    Distance
    318 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Saint Gregory's Catholic College
    Distance
    770 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    BA3 3AL
    Status
    Open