Norton Hill Academy
Charlton Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 4AD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Gordon Green
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,718
- Pupils on roll
- 1,757
- URN
- 136335
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01761412557
About this school
Norton Hill Academy is a secondary academy in Radstock. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,757 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 276 | 298 | 287 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.8 | 52.2 | 50.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.16 -0.01 to +0.33 | +0.16 0.00 to +0.32 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 54.7% | 53.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 79.2% | 76.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 62% | 52.3% | 50.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Norton Hill Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bath and North East Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.8 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.2 | 37.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.2 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,857 |
| 2023/24 | 1,827 |
| 2024/25 | 1,765 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Norton Hill Academy compares
Norton Hill Academy ranked 5th of 14 secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.2 | 6.5% | 18.3% | 1,757 | — |
| Somervale Secondary School | 45 | 6.4% | 23.8% | 781 | 0.3 miles |
| Somerset Studio School | 30.5 | 16.2% | 23.9% | 152 | 2.2 miles |
| Writhlington School | 40.3 | 9.3% | 28.6% | 894 | 2.2 miles |
| Saint Gregory's Catholic College | 46.6 | 8.6% | 19.3% | 987 | 6.6 miles |
| Whitstone | 40.5 | 10% | 24.6% | 545 | 6.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.28%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.47%
- Persistent absence
- 15.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Somervale Secondary School0.3 miles
Secondary · Radstock
-
Somerset Studio School2.2 miles
Secondary · Radstock
-
Writhlington School2.2 miles
Secondary · Radstock
-
Saint Gregory's Catholic College6.6 miles
Secondary · Bath
-
Whitstone6.9 miles
Secondary · Shepton Mallet
Other schools in Radstock
- Somerset Studio School Secondary
- Somervale Secondary School Secondary
- Writhlington School Secondary
- Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Hemington Primary School Primary
- Kilmersdon Church School Primary
- Leigh On Mendip School Primary
- Longvernal Primary School Primary
- Midsomer Norton Primary School Primary
- Oakhill Church School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Norton Hill Academy teach?
- Norton Hill Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Radstock.
- Who is the headteacher of Norton Hill Academy?
- The headteacher of Norton Hill Academy is Mr Gordon Green, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Norton Hill Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Norton Hill Academy, 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 Hill Academy?
- Norton Hill Academy has 1,757 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Norton Hill Academy full?
- Norton Hill Academy has capacity for 1,718 pupils and 1,757 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Hill Academy a faith school?
- No. Norton Hill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Norton Hill Academy a selective school?
- No. Norton Hill Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Norton Hill Academy?
- Norton Hill Academy is part of MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Norton Hill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.8 in 2022/23 and 50.2 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 Hill Academy rank locally?
- Norton Hill Academy ranked 5th of 14 secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% 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 Hill Academy's absence rate?
- Norton Hill Academy's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Norton Hill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Norton Hill Academy'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 1 July 2026.