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North Star 82°

Reshaping the Future

Who We Are

Based in the North of Bristol, North Star 82° is a primary school that caters for pupils with SEMH needs. Pupils who have difficulties with their emotional and social development may have limited social skills and find it difficult to make and sustain healthy relationships.

Testimonials

Just wanted to say thank you so much for the food packages that were dropped round for J and the family... it’s been amazing and really useful.

I feel like I belong here. In mainstream school, I always felt different and like an outsider.

This school understands my needs so much more. I feel happy here.

She is in good form when coming home form school and is now enjoying her school life since she has joined you. Thank you and your team for making her enjoy school again

She has fallen back in love with learning.

School have been fantastic. He has been here 18 months and he has made so much progress. It is phenomenal. He hardly went to school for 3 years. He has grown in confidence and he reads everyday now.

I will be able to get a job now.

I am always happy to have the high level of communication with school as I can support X better when I know how school is going for him.

I never thought he would be back in school. You are life changers.

X is so different from the girl she was 18 months ago and loves to come to school and chatter about it afterwards.”

"X is really improving; last year he read to me for the first time and it made me cry."

NS82 has been the best thing for him. He couldn't read, he couldn't write his name and he hated school. What a change now.

Safeguarding

The North Star Academy Trust takes safeguarding very seriously. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everybody’s responsibility. It involves:

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Protecting children from maltreatment

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Preventing impairment of children’s health or development

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Ensuring children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care

Important dates

Term 1

Inset days: September 3rd & 4th

Staggered return on September 7th & 8th

Friday 3rd September 2026 – Friday 23rd October 2026

Term 2

Parents Evening: December 4th

Christmas Dinner : December 16th

Inset day: November 2nd

Monday 2nd November 2026 – Friday 18th December 2026

Term 3

Inset day: January 4th

Monday 4th January 2027 – Friday 12th February 2027

Term 4

No Inset Days

Bank Holiday: March 26th & 29th

Monday 22nd February 2027 – Thursday 25th March 2027

Term 5

Bank holiday: May 3rd & 31st

Inset Days: April 12th

Monday 12th April 2027 –
Friday 31st May 2027

Term 6

Inset day: July 5th

Monday 7th June 2027 –
Friday 23rd July 2027