Norton Hill Academy
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C68
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Radstock, BA3 4AD
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Somervale Secondary School
Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2JD
Local ranking8th of 14 secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
839
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 29 June 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 65.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 119
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 75.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Higher education
- 68.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 21.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
24
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 18.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 31.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 51
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 794
- Boys
- 440 (56%)
- Girls
- 341 (44%)
- Capacity
- 839 (93% full)
- SEND
- 31.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 23.8%
- EAL
- 2.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.7%
- SEN Support
- 25.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 41.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,886/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 15.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 93.8%
- White Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.5%
- Asian Other: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%
93.8%
White British
2.0%
White Other
1.0%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Redfield Road
Radstock, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136311
- UKPRN
- 10031919
- Establishment No.
- 4133
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
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