Academy converter · Somerset

Norton Sub Hamdon Church School

4–11Ages
63Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150032URN

New Road, Norton Sub Hamdon, Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, TA14 6SF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

17 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 6 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Somerset median (1.8) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

17 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 2.3; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 2.6; Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 2.5; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 2.7; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.8; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Norton-sub-Hamdon Church of England Primary School (URN 123818), 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	14	17	1.2	14	1.00
Sep 2025	8	16	2.0	8	1.00
Sep 2024	8	13	1.6	8	1.00
Sep 2023 *	16	25	1.6	12	0.75
Sep 2022 *	17	39	2.3	18	1.06
Sep 2021 *	14	36	2.6	14	1.00
Sep 2020 *	11	27	2.5	11	1.00
Sep 2019 *	13	35	2.7	13	1.00
Sep 2018 *	12	31	2.6	12	1.00
Sep 2017 *	17	48	2.8	15	0.88
Sep 2016 *	16	39	2.4	15	0.94
Sep 2015 *	15	39	2.6	15	1.00
Sep 2014 *	20	42	2.1	21	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 64% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%89th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	57%	7%	105	103
2023/24	73%	7%	106	104
2022/23	78%	0%	106	106

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 Sub Hamdon Church SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

1.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Castle Primary School
1.7 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
West Chinnock Church School
2.5 km · Somerset

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.3applications per place
All Saints Church School
3.0 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
South Petherton Junior School
3.4 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

65%met the SATs standard
Martock Church School
3.5 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place
South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School
3.8 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place
Merriott Primary School
4.3 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.6applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's School, Tintinhull
4.6 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150032 · 933/3281
Trust: The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 120 pupils · 63 on roll
Free school meals: 9.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2024
Replaced: Norton-sub-Hamdon Church of England Primary School (URN 123818)
Address: New Road, Norton Sub Hamdon, Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, TA14 6SF
Local authority: Somerset

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