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Norton Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy
Campsall Balk, Norton, Doncaster DN6 9DG · nortoninfantschool.org · 01302 700743
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 220
- 95% of 232 places
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 57 families put the school first and 58 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 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 97% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Norton Infant School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 16 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 106713), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106713)
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106713)
Oct 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 106713)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 40
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied