Norton CollegeBankside School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Norton College and Bankside School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 0.7 for Norton College and 0.9 for Bankside School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Norton College (0.0 in 2022-23, 0.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NortonNorton College | MalvernBankside School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | |||
| School type | Other independent special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 81 | 61 | |
| Capacity | 80 | 60 | |
| Location | Norton, WR5 2BA | Malvern, WR8 0AD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 0.7 | 0.9 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 15 | 25 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 80 | 50 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
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