Norton Community Primary School
Grove Street, Norton, Malton, YO17 9BG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Liz Parker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 545
- URN
- 121456
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01653692104
About this school
Norton Community Primary School is a community primary school in Malton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 545 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 79 | 83 | 93 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 58% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 80% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Norton Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 606 |
| 2023/24 | 609 |
| 2024/25 | 569 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Norton Community Primary School compares
Norton Community Primary School ranked 56th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.1% | 23.5% | 545 | — |
| Malton Primary Academy | 64% | 5.8% | 38.9% | 173 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy | 65% | 3.5% | 14.6% | 225 | 0.8 miles |
| Settrington All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 50% | 4.1% | 9.5% | 79 | 2.4 miles |
| Langton Primary School | 33% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 100 | 2.6 miles |
| Amotherby Community Primary School | 71% | 3.8% | 10.7% | 185 | 3.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.46%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 13.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Malton Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Malton
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy0.8 miles
Primary · Malton
- 2.4 miles
-
Langton Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Malton
-
Amotherby Community Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Malton
Other schools in Malton
Norton Community Primary School ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Malton.
- Amotherby Community Primary School Primary
- Langton Primary School Primary
- Leavening Community Primary School Primary
- Luttons Community Primary Academy Primary
- Malton Primary Academy Primary
- Rillington Primary School Primary
- Settrington All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Sherburn Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Primary
- West Heslerton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Malton School Secondary
- Norton School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Norton Community Primary School teach?
- Norton Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Malton.
- Who is the headteacher of Norton Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Norton Community Primary School is Mrs Liz Parker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Norton Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Norton Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Norton Community Primary School?
- Norton Community Primary School has 545 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Norton Community Primary School full?
- Norton Community Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 545 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Norton Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Norton Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Norton Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Norton Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Norton Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Norton Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Norton Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Norton Community Primary School rank locally?
- Norton Community Primary School ranked 56th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Norton Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Norton Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Norton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Norton Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.