Secondary school

Norton Hill Academy

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Bath and North East Somerset
  • BA3 4AD
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Oct 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 923 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 29%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 13%13%2016/17: top 16%2017/18: top 23%2018/19: top 25%2021/22: top 22%2022/23: top 23%2023/24: top 22%2024/25: top 29%No exams

A-level results

#73 of 224 South West sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South West

Attainment 850.2 · South West 45.58/10 Above−9 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths53.3% · South West 44.2%8/10 Above−7.1 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.44 · South West 3.988/10 Above−9.6 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.16 · South West −0.027/10 Above−10.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry36.93 · South West 33.678/10 Above+13 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 57.3 · 247 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 53.4 · 250 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 51.7 · 240 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 51.6 · 220 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 54.9 · 282 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 51.8 · 276 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 52.2 · 298 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 50.2 · 287 pupils · South West 45.4557.350.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 60% · 250 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 52% · 240 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 48% · 220 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 62% · 282 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 57% · 276 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 54.7% · 298 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 53.3% · 287 pupils · South West 44.2%62%48%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 29.77 · 131 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 31.18 · 134 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 32.71 · 118 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 31.28 · 139 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 38.5 · 104 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 36.76 · 131 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 35.8 · 135 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 36.93 · 109 pupils · South West 33.6738.529.77No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in91.4%
277 of 303 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 91.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st303277
2nd972
3rd170

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2024

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Sixth form provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2023Remains Good
  5. 2024Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,757
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.3%
First language not English2.3%
SEN support14.7%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)6.5%
Persistently absent pupils15.6%

Girls 50.9%Boys 49.1%

102.3% full · 1,718 places · 333 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 123 responses (7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school91.1% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school87.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved86.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 67.5% not applicable65% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year82.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 24.4% not applicable83.9% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?37.4% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 37.4% who said Yes above69.6% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child90.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school88.6% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing86.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school97.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development84.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent89.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.0
Pupils per adult13.0
  • Classroom teachers 89.6
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 19.5
  • Other support 44.2

Teachers 97.6 FTE · Whole workforce 161.2 · 195 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,526
Spend per pupil£6,627
Staff spend per pupil£4,964
Reserve per pupil£746
  • +£1,357,000revenue reserve
  • −£182,000in-year balance

Grants £7,139 · self-generated £58 · premises £384 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP (36 academies) · trust reserve £17,216,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

298 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.3%
  • Education84.2%
  • Apprenticeship7%
  • Employment3%
  • Not sustained4.7%
  • Unknown1%

After sixth form (16–18)

178 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.9%
  • Education51.7%
  • Higher education51.1%
  • Apprenticeship7.3%
  • Employment30.9%
  • Not sustained6.7%
  • Unknown3.4%