Norton Hill Academy, Radstock

In its own words: "Norton Hill is a co-educational, non-selective 11-18 school. Our students come from Midsomer Norton and the surrounding villages of North East Somerset. Norton Hill School prides itself on providing a secure, stable and well-ordered environment based on traditional values and genuine care and concern for individuals."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, cricket, tennis, athletics, basketball, swimming and cross-country.

In 2026, pupils at Norton Hill Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.1 in Bath and North East Somerset and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Bath and North East Somerset and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 50.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.16: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40.2, against 52.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 303 families put Norton Hill Academy as their first choice and 427 named it as one of their preferences, for 279 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 26 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Norton Hill Academy are Somervale Secondary School (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.8); Somerset Studio School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 32.4); and Writhlington School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.5).

Norton Hill Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Norton Hill Academy is one of 44 schools run by Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.4 in 2024/25.

123 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Norton Hill Academy (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).

Of the 298 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 178 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 51% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 31% into work. 18% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

2.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 308 pupils (17.5%) received SEN support and 45 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Norton Hill Academy.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Norton Hill School (w-bound), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Norton Hill Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Norton Hill Academy issued 257 suspensions, 14.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Norton Hill Academy are St John's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles), Norton Hill Primary School (0.4 miles), Midsomer Norton Primary School (0.4 miles) and St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.