Norton Hill Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 2–11 · Midsomer Norton, Bath and North East Somerset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.542 miles
Published by Bath and North East Somerset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Norton Hill Primary School is a primary school in Midsomer Norton, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 2–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 11 July 2023. Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Norton Hill Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.542 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.542 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 18 Bath and North East Somerset primary schools with a published last distance.
- The Reception last distance was nearer the school in 2026 than in 2021, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 5 years with a published distance.
- Reception in 2026 had 72 first-choice applications for 59 offers: 57 offers went to first-choice families and 15 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 4.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 18.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bath and North East Somerset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2UD
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 337 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 11 July 2023
Strengths
- “Norton Hill is a school where everyone thrives.”
- “The quality of education pupils receive is exceptional.”
- “Pupils are curious, independent thinkers with a thirst for learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 72 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 57 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bath and North East Somerset.
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Longvernal Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Midsomer Norton Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westfield Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Welton Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Nicholas Church School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Paulton Infant School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Paulton Junior School 2.0 mi Not judged