Primary school

Norton Sub Hamdon Church School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Somerset
  • TA14 6SF
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Dec 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,138 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 68%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 19%19%2016/17: top 10%10% · 2016/172017/18: top 69%2018/19: top 63%2022/23: top 13%2023/24: top 24%2024/25: top 68%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM57% · South West 62%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · South West 6%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · South West 105Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · South West 104Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 71% · 17 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 83% · 18 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 59% · 17 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 63% · 19 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 78% · 18 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 73% · 15 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 57% · 14 pupils · South West 62%83%57%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 17 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 18 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 6% · 17 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 0% · 19 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 18 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 7% · 15 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 7% · 14 pupils · South West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 17 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 106 · 18 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 17 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 102 · 19 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 106 · 18 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 106 · 15 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 105 · 14 pupils · South West 105106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 17 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 18 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 17 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 101 · 19 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 106 · 18 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 104 · 15 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 103 · 14 pupils · South West 104106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 95.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd10
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2022Requires improvementas predecessor

2 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes

3 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202663
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.5%
First language not English1.3%
SEN support12.5%
EHC plan1.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils13.8%

Girls 48.8%Boys 51.3%

52.5% full · 120 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.1
Pupils per adult14.8
  • Classroom teachers 2.4
  • Leadership 0.3
  • Teaching assistants 1.5
  • Other support 1.6

Teachers 2.7 FTE · Whole workforce 5.9 · 13 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,875
Spend per pupil£7,200
Staff spend per pupil£5,600
Reserve per pupil£50
  • +£4,000revenue reserve
  • +£54,000in-year balance

Grants £8,288 · self-generated £138 · premises £450 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST (45 academies) · trust reserve £3,711,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it