Midsomer Norton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bath and North East Somerset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Midsomer Norton Primary School is a primary school in Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Midsomer Norton 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026; there were 23 first-choice applications for 24 offers, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 8 of the 59 applications (14%) came from families living outside Bath and North East Somerset, and 4 offers went to them.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 25.8% of pupils, against a middle figure of 18.8% 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
- High Street, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2DR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 256 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 31 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy being part of this welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “They feel safe because staff are caring and kind.”
- “Staff take the time to understand pupils’ individual needs and circumstances.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, inconsistencies in the teaching of early writing mean that some pupils do not secure fluent writing skills.”
- “However, pupils’ progress is not consistently strong across all year groups.”
- “A minority of pupils do not master key skills, such as letter formation, sentence structure and punctuation, by the end of key stage 1.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 78% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 23 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 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Welton Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Westfield Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Longvernal Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Norton Hill Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Paulton Infant School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Paulton Junior School 1.5 mi Not judged
- St Nicholas Church School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published