Ofsted
Requires improvement
Inspected 2022
Expected Standard
57%
Demand Ratio
1.0x
Norton Sub Hamdon Church School is a Academy converter primary school in Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.
Norton Sub Hamdon Church School is an academy converter in Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, Somerset, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 80 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #104 of 148 primaries in Somerset and #10,992 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
57%
Read SS
105
Maths SS
103
GPS SS
103
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
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Write
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Maths
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
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