Norton Hill School

Norton Hill School
Address
Map
Charlton Road

Midsomer Norton
,
Somerset
,
BA3 4AD

England
Coordinates51°17′03″N 2°28′54″W / 51.2842°N 2.4817°W / 51.2842; -2.4817
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoThe best for all our students. The best from all our students[citation needed]
Established1911; 113 years ago (1911)
SpecialistsEconomics & Business, Maths & Computing, Languages, Sportsmark, Artsmark
Department for Education URN136335 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherGordon Green
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,519 (2013[1])
HousesBlackdown, Cotswold, Exmoor, Mendip and Quantock
Colour(s)Purple, Yellow, Blue, Red & Green
Websitewww.nortonhillschool.com

Norton Hill School is a state school with academy status in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England. It is part of the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership academy group.[2] It was formerly the Midsomer Norton Grammar School.[citation needed]

The school had 1,519 students from the age of 11 to 18 as of 2013 including 266 in the sixth form.[1] It is situated in the Norton Hill area of west Midsomer Norton, north of Radstock. It is between Silver Street (B3355) and Fosseway (A367) near the former Midsomer Norton railway station, being nearer to Silver Street and just east of the railway centre.

History

Grammar school

Some of the current school buildings date back to its original foundation as Midsomer Norton Grammar School in 1911.[3] In the 1950s, Midsomer Norton Grammar School teacher David Penrose and pupils from the school explored the newly discovered Hillier's Cave in the Mendip Hills, naming it after Gordon Hillier, headmaster at the school from 1926 to 1958.[4]

Comprehensive

Norton Hill became a comprehensive school in September 1971. Secondary Modern schools at Paulton and Timsbury were also closed and their catchment areas and historical documentation transferred to Norton Hill.[5]

In 1999, it gained specialist school status as a Technology College. In 2007, the specialism was changed to Maths and Computing College. In 2006, Norton Hill was awarded a second specialism as a Language College.

The school has received both the Sportsmark Award by Sport England and Artsmark Silver Award.[6]

Academic performance

In 2023, Ofsted described the school as 'good'.[7] Its GCSE results place it[when?] seventh overall and fourth in the state schools in Bath and North East Somerset. At A-Level it is 12th in the area for points per pupil score, just below the average.[8]

Alumni

Midsomer Norton Grammar School

Norton Hill School

References

  1. ^ a b "Norton Hill Academy" (PDF). Oftsed. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Norton Hill School". Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Norton Hill School 2015-16 Prospectus" (PDF). nortonhillschool.com. 2015. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ^ ^ Witcombe, Richard (2009). Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained (2nd ed.). Priddy: Wessex Cave Club. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-9500433-6-4
  5. ^ "SECONDARY EDUCATION (NORTON-RADSTOCK) (Hansard, 5 August 1966)". api.parliament.uk.
  6. ^ "Awards". Norton Hill School. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
  7. ^ Watkins, Susie (19 May 2023). "Norton Hill school retains Good Ofsted status". Midsomer Norton and Radstock Nub News. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Secondary schools and colleges in Bath and NE Somerset". BBC News. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Burke's Peerage – Preview Family Record". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  10. ^ http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/Shop-s-T-shirt-sales-sent-orbit/article-1862519-detail/article.html[permanent dead link]