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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Norton Hill Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 143915
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 53.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 July 2023
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
Published 18 September 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Bath and North East Somerset
Trust MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 337 297 full-time · 40 part-time
Female pupils 174 51.6% of pupils
Male pupils 163 48.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.5%
20.3 pts below England
School 4.5%
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.

2.1%
18.2 pts below England
School 2.1%
Bath and North East Somerset 7.0%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Bath and North East Somerset 1.5%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.4%
308
White and Asian
3.0%
10
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
4
Any other White background
1.2%
4
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
3
Irish
0.6%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.4% 52 of 337 pupils
5.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.4%
Bath and North East Somerset 21.9%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.2% 41 pupils
England 14.8% 2.6 pts below
EHC plans 3.3% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Specific learning difficulty 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 2

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.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

2.98%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.24 pts lower than England
School 2.98%
Bath and North East Somerset 6.15%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.09%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.73 pts lower than England
School 3.09%
Bath and North East Somerset 14.31%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

53.5% 34.7 pts below England
Norton Hill Primary School
53.5%
Bath and North East Somerset
83.0%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information