North Star 240°

State-Funded School

north-star-240-bristol-south-west

South WestRegion

BristolLocal Authority

Bristol North WestConstituency

BS11 0QAPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

North Star 240° is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bristol, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 75 pupils. North Star 240° is part of NORTH STAR ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 3.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.13

Ethnicity

White

83%

Black

Mixed

13%

Pupils

Total Pupils

83%Boys

17%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

85%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 75
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: NORTH STAR ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 May 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.