Notton House Academy, Chippenham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Notton House excels at welcoming pupils who have had unsuccessful experiences in education and helping them settle quickly through trusting relationships with staff. The school provides a rich range of enrichment activities shaped by pupil voice, alongside careful careers guidance tailored to individual needs. Pupils develop confidence, resilience and essential life skills that prepare them well for their next steps.
Key Strengths
- Extensive personal development and wellbeing programme that is ambitious and tailored to pupils' needs
- Highly effective pastoral and therapeutic support that helps pupils feel safe and cared for
- Strong preparation for adulthood with careers guidance and real-world experiences like construction qualifications
- Successful strategies to improve attendance through approaches like breakfast club
- Consistent behaviour management that has reduced incidents and suspensions over time
Areas for Improvement
- Some subjects lack precisely identified important knowledge, which affects how well pupils build on prior learning
- Teaching does not always use what is known about pupils' learning to inform future lessons, leaving some with gaps in knowledge
- Leaders are still refining their evaluation methods to better understand the impact on academic outcomes
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has created an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Outdoor learning, water safety visits to local lakes, construction courses, breakfast club, therapeutic sessions
Notton House Academy is a specialist school that successfully supports pupils with significant barriers to learning and attendance. The school creates a welcoming, inclusive environment where pupils make good progress from their starting points and develop essential skills for adulthood.
At a Glance
54.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2025/26 academic year
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
110%
Over capacity
55 pupils
50 capacity
5 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Chippenham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Chippenham
Admissions Demand - Bristol, City of
Places available
4,552
Applications
4,544
Got 1st preference
82.1%
Got preferred school
95.9%
Secondary admissions across Bristol, City of (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
18.01082%
Overall absence
50%
Persistent absence
16
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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