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Norton Hill Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Charlton Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock BA3 4AD · nortonhillschool.com · 01761 412557
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Bath and North East Somerset 47.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.30 mi
- 3.70 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Last category · Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,757
- 39 over 1,718 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Last category” went to a home 2.30 mi (3.70 km) from the school. Source: Bath and North East Somerset Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 303 families put the school first and 279 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 279 | 303 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 268 | 260 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 273 | 332 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 291 | 285 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 300 | 283 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Last category | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.30 mi3.70 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.2, and 53.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 47.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲53.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲76.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲50.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.44 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 59.7 | −0.2 |
| Sixth form college | 2 | +0.9 |
| Further education | 22.5 | −1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 7 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 3 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | −0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 students | B- (36.9) | Above average +0.32 | |
| 111 students | B- (37.7) | Well above average +0.38 | |
| 70 students | Dist (34.8) | Average +0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 135 | B- (35.8) | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 131 | B- (36.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 104 | B (38.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 139 | C (31.3) | -0.02 |
| 2017/18 | 118 | C+ (32.7) | +0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 134 | C (31.2) | +0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 131 | C (29.8) | -0.10 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 51.1 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 0.6 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 30.9 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | +1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | −0.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Norton Hill Academy on 8 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (123 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 123
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 46 parents (37%) with SEND