Norton School
About the school
Norton School is an open secondary school in North Yorkshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 7 February 2023
- Published
- 28 March 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41
- North Yorkshire
- 46.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Yorkshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 36.10%
- North Yorkshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 57.90%
- North Yorkshire
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 33.80%
- North Yorkshire
- 37.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.58
- North Yorkshire
- 4.12
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- E+
Average A-level points
- School
- 13.72
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
692
Girls
51.01%
Boys
48.99%
SEN support
10.55%
Education, health and care plan
3.03%
English as an additional language
5.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
26.57%
Overall absence
11.57
Persistent absence
34.66
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
129
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
75%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
11%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
43
Sustained education or employment
79%
Higher education
33%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
42%