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Midsomer Norton Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Alun Randell

corporate_fareMIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

location_onRadstock, BA3 2DR

language Visit Website phone 1761412289

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

267

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Expected Standard

78%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Midsomer Norton Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Radstock, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 16% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Midsomer Norton Primary School is an academy converter in Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 270 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #4 of 53 primaries in Bath and North East Somerset and #1,393 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 60%

Reading88% LA 76%

Writing78% LA 70%

Maths81% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading81% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading76% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.7

-2.2 to 1.9

2.6

Write

LA -0.4

0.6 to 4.6

1.0

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.9 to 3.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading65% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.2

-2.6 to 1.2

0.7

Write

LA -0.3

-1.0 to 2.5

0.1

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.6 to 1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 64%

Reading76% LA 77%

Writing78% LA 76%

Maths85% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.1

-0.4 to 3.4

1.9

Write

LA -0.8

0.1 to 3.7

1.9

Maths

LA -1.1

0.2 to 3.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-02-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-15

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 270 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	270	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	265	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	287	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	267	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	261	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	281	0	0.0%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	267	2	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	261	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	289	3	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	276	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	276	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	300	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	286	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	285	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	308	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	308	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	303	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	336	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	319	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	310	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	335	3	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	322	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	306	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 21 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils