North Star 180°
Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 5RFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
North Star 180° is a special school in Bath for ages 4 to 16. It is one of the 90 schools in Bath and North East Somerset. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 23 April 2024, report published 9 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 23 April 2024
Pupils learn how to be enthusiastic and successful learners at this school. For many pupils, this contrasts with their previous experience of education. Careful consideration of pupils' special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) shapes the school's curriculum design. With appropriate support from skilled staff, pupils achieve the school's aspirations. Effective use of praise, encouragement and challenge means that individual pupils' needs are well met. Relationships between staff and pupils are strong. Staff know pupils well. Pupils feel safe and most are keen to attend school regularly. Staff help pupils to develop the tools to recognise and express their emotions effectively. Pupils trust staff to listen and help them when needed. As part of their personal and social development, pupils explore what it means to be part of a community. This begins with school activities such as fundraising for charities and camping together. Career guidance and work experience help pupils to learn important life skills that prepare them well for adulthood. Increased expectations for pupils' learning and behaviour are raising standards. The highly individualised curriculum ensures that pupils gain recognised qualifications before moving on to college or employment post-16. Pupils know that practice helps them to learn and reach their potential.
What the school should improve
- Improvements to assessment in the wider curriculum are very recent and have not had time to have an impact on pupils' gaps in knowledge. In a few subjects, pupils do not always learn as well as they could. The school must continue its work to refine assessment so that learning builds on what pupils already know and closes gaps in knowledge across the wider curriculum.
- Subject leadership is not fully developed across the wider curriculum. Therefore, the school does not have sufficient oversight of the impact wider curriculum subjects have on pupils' learning. The school needs to develop the effectiveness of subject leadership to ensure pupils know more, remember more and can do more across the wider curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
8 pupils took the tests
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
9 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
105 pupils on roll, with places for 104
Schools near North Star 180°
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Ways School | 0.1 miles | Report card: Expected standard to exceptional | Attainment 8: 0.5 |
| Hambling View Independent School | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Not published |
| Fosse Way School | 7 miles | Report card: Needs attention to strong standard | Attainment 8: 4.2 |
| Newbury Manor School | 8 miles | Report card: Needs attention to strong standard | Not published |
| Neptune School | 8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- NORTH STAR ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Serra Orumlu
- Phone
- 01225832212
- Address
- Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 5RF
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- URN
- 140677
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.