Midsomer Norton Primary School
High Street, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Alun Randell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 256
- URN
- 144830
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01761412289
About this school
Midsomer Norton Primary School is a primary academy in Radstock. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 256 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 37 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 68% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 81% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 68% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 76% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Midsomer Norton 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 | Bath and North East Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 267 |
| 2023/24 | 267 |
| 2024/25 | 270 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Midsomer Norton Primary School compares
Midsomer Norton Primary School ranked 13th of 53 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 5.6% | 26.5% | 256 | — |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 73% | 3.7% | 12.7% | 382 | 0.3 miles |
| Welton Primary School | 52% | 4.6% | 23.3% | 160 | 0.4 miles |
| Westfield Primary School | 88% | 5% | 27.4% | 358 | 0.6 miles |
| Longvernal Primary School | 81% | 3.8% | 18.9% | 203 | 0.6 miles |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 120 | 0.8 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)
- 26.5%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.63%
- Persistent absence
- 13.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Radstock
-
Welton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Radstock
-
Westfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Radstock
-
Longvernal Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Radstock
-
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Radstock
Other schools in Radstock
Midsomer Norton Primary School ranks 3rd of the 13 ranked primary schools in Radstock.
- 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
- Oakhill Church School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Church School Primary
- St Vigor & St John Church School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Midsomer Norton Primary School teach?
- Midsomer Norton Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Radstock.
- Who is the headteacher of Midsomer Norton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Midsomer Norton Primary School is Mr Alun Randell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Midsomer Norton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Midsomer Norton 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 Midsomer Norton Primary School?
- Midsomer Norton Primary School has 256 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Midsomer Norton Primary School full?
- Midsomer Norton Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 256 on roll (81%), 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 Midsomer Norton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Midsomer Norton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Midsomer Norton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Midsomer Norton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Midsomer Norton Primary School?
- Midsomer Norton Primary School 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.
- What SEN provision does Midsomer Norton Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Midsomer Norton Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Midsomer Norton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Midsomer Norton Primary School rank locally?
- Midsomer Norton Primary School ranked 13th of 53 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Midsomer Norton Primary School's absence rate?
- Midsomer Norton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Midsomer Norton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Midsomer Norton 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 10 July 2026.