OFSTED
8 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
18 May 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Trust
MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,757
1,757 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
889
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
868
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.0 pts
below England
School
16.8%
Bath and North East Somerset
15.1%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.8 pts
below England
School
2.5%
Bath and North East Somerset
7.0%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Bath and North East Somerset
1.5%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.9%
1,579
Any other White background
4.7%
83
White and Asian
1.3%
22
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
17
White and Black Caribbean
0.8%
14
Any other Asian background
0.5%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.1%
353 of
1,757 pupils
0.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
50.2
11.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.16 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.47%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.25 pts
higher than
England
School
6.47%
Bath and North East Somerset
6.15%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.63%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.19 pts
lower than
England
School
15.63%
Bath and North East Somerset
14.31%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.26%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.46 pts
higher than
England
School
2.26%
Bath and North East Somerset
1.85%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
102.3%
10.0 pts
above England
Norton Hill Academy
102.3%
Bath and North East Somerset
82.3%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.