Academy converter · Somerset

Norton Fitzwarren Church School

3–11Ages
306Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
141162URN

Blackdown View, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, TA2 6TB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

64 applications for 36 places · 59th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

29 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 February 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as Norton Fitzwarren Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community School, URN 123798

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Somerset median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

64 applications · 36 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 1.1; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 1.1; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Somerset median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Norton Fitzwarren Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community School (URN 123798), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	36	64	1.8	30	0.83
Sep 2025	45	61	1.4	44	0.98
Sep 2024	37	60	1.6	36	0.97
Sep 2023	45	71	1.6	39	0.87
Sep 2022	36	56	1.6	36	1.00
Sep 2021	45	75	1.7	52	1.16
Sep 2020	52	83	1.6	47	0.90
Sep 2019	52	77	1.5	51	0.98
Sep 2018	52	77	1.5	42	0.81
Sep 2017	43	71	1.7	37	0.86
Sep 2016	44	47	1.1	21	0.48
Sep 2015	27	38	1.4	22	0.81
Sep 2014 *	36	40	1.1	28	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 70% · Maths 64% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%103rd of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	6%	106	104
2023/24	58%	3%	106	104
2022/23	65%	5%	107	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Norton Fitzwarren Church SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Staplegrove Church School
1.4 km · Somerset

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bishops Hull Primary School
1.6 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
North Town Academy
2.9 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Parkfield Primary School
2.9 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton
2.9 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church School
2.9 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Wellsprings Primary School
3.0 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Cotford St Luke Primary School
3.1 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141162 · 933/3184
Trust: The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 324 pupils · 306 on roll
Free school meals: 15.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2014
Replaced: Norton Fitzwarren Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community School (URN 123798)
Address: Blackdown View, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, TA2 6TB
Local authority: Somerset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources