Norton School
Langton Road, Norton, Malton, YO17 9PT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Domenica Wilkinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,028
- Pupils on roll
- 651
- URN
- 136728
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01653693296
About this school
Norton School is a secondary academy in Malton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 651 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Norton School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 129 | 122 | 133 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 | 40.0 | 41.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.38 -0.63 to -0.13 | -0.51 -0.77 to -0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 34.4% | 36.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 54.9% | 57.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% | 43.4% | 33.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
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 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 | 41.2 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41 | 40.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 790 |
| 2023/24 | 733 |
| 2024/25 | 692 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Norton School compares
Norton School ranked 34th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41 | 11.6% | 26.6% | 651 | — |
| Malton School | 46.6 | 7.9% | 21.7% | 999 | 1.5 miles |
| Lady Lumley's Academy | 52.7 | 9.5% | 18.4% | 676 | 8.7 miles |
| Ryedale School | 51.7 | 8.9% | 17.2% | 698 | 12.2 miles |
| Norton Community Primary School | — | 5.1% | 23.5% | 545 | 0.3 miles |
| Malton Primary Academy | — | 5.8% | 38.9% | 173 | 1.1 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)
- 26.57%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 11.57%
- Persistent absence
- 34.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Malton School1.5 miles
Secondary · Malton
-
Lady Lumley's Academy8.7 miles
Secondary · Pickering
-
Ryedale School12.2 miles
Secondary · York
-
Norton Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Malton
-
Malton Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Malton
Other schools in Malton
- Malton School Secondary
- Amotherby Community Primary School Primary
- Langton Primary School Primary
- Leavening Community Primary School Primary
- Luttons Community Primary Academy Primary
- Malton Primary Academy Primary
- Norton Community Primary School 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
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from Norton College to Norton School recorded 24 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Norton School teach?
- Norton School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Malton.
- Who is the headteacher of Norton School?
- The headteacher of Norton School is Ms Domenica Wilkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Norton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Norton 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 many pupils are at Norton School?
- Norton School has 651 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Norton School full?
- Norton School has capacity for 1,028 pupils and 651 on roll (63%), 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 School a faith school?
- No. Norton School has no designated religious character.
- Is Norton School a selective school?
- No. Norton School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Norton School part of an academy trust?
- Norton School is part of ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Norton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.2 in 2022/23 and 41 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 School compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- Norton School ranked 34th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% 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 School's absence rate?
- Norton School's overall absence rate is 11.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Norton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Norton 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 24 July 2026.