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Midsomer Norton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
High Street, Midsomer Norton, Radstock BA3 2DR · midsomernortonprimary.co.uk · 01761 412289
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bath and North East Somerset 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 256
- 81% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.5%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 24 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 41 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109080)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Midsomer Norton Primary School on 31 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 31 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Positive
- 87%
- Replies
- 33
- 12% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on 1 parent (3%) whose child was bullied
based on 9 parents (27%) with SEND