Norton Hill School and Midsomer Norton Sixth Form

Comprehensive

National rank

313

333

Rank last year

59.4%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

28.6%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Gordon Green and Karen Ward
Attendance 93.7%
Gender of entry Mixed
Send pupils* 20.9% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 2,212
Pupils on free school meals 18.3%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 296=

Grade

%

A*

9.6

A

18.1

B

31.6

A*/A

27.8

A*-B

59.4

GCSE 2025 rank: 338=

Grade

%

9/8

9.1

7

19.5

9/8/7

28.6

What the school inspection says

“The culture of the school is one of respect, understanding and kindness. Pupils and students thrive at the school. The school has high expectations for pupils. Pupils have positive attitudes to their learning. As a result, they concentrate and work hard. They achieve highly, especially in the sixth form. … The school has identified the character traits they want pupils to embrace. A well-established house system embeds these. This prepares pupils well for the future. There is a vast and exceptional enrichment programme. It develops many aspects of their academic learning through clubs such as the George Orwell writing club, music producers club or climbing club. These provide an array of ways for pupils to explore their interests and talents.”
Inspection
2024
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.
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