Norton Hill Academy
About the school
Norton Hill Academy is an open secondary school in Bath and North East Somerset.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 October 2024
- Published
- 14 November 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50.2
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 47.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bath and North East Somerset
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 53.30%
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 48.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 76.30%
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 68.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 50.90%
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 43.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.44
- Bath and North East Somerset
- 4.29
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 36.93
AAB or better
- School
- 12.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1765
Girls
50.93%
Boys
49.07%
SEN support
14.73%
Education, health and care plan
2.38%
English as an additional language
2.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.28%
Overall absence
6.47
Persistent absence
15.63
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
276
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
171
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
51%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
32%