Norton Hill School

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Academy in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

Norton Hill School

Address

Charlton Road

Midsomer Norton

Somerset

BA3 4AD

England

Coordinates| 51°17′03″N 2°28′54″W﻿ / ﻿51.2842°N 2.4817°W﻿ / 51.2842; -2.4817
Information
Type| Academy
Motto| The best for all our students. The best from all our students[citation needed]
Established| 1911; 114 years ago (1911)
Specialists| Economics & Business, Maths & Computing, Languages, Sportsmark, Artsmark
Department for Education URN| 136335 Tables
Ofsted| Reports
Headteacher| Gordon Green
Gender| Co-educational
Age| 11 to 18
Enrolment| 1,827 (2024 [1])
Houses| Blackdown, Cotswold, Exmoor, Mendip and Quantock
Colour(s)| Purple, Yellow, Blue, Red & Green
Website| www.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 1,827 students from the age of 11 to 18 as of 2024 including 378 in the sixth form.[3] 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

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### Grammar school

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Some of the current school buildings date back to its original foundation as Midsomer Norton Grammar School in 1911.[4] 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.[5]

### Comprehensive

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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.[6]

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.[7]

## Academic performance

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In 2023, Ofsted described the school as 'good'.[8] 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.[9]

## Alumni

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### Midsomer Norton Grammar School

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* Sir Kenneth Warren (briefly), Conservative MP for Hastings from 1970 to 1983 and Hastings and Rye from 1983 to 1992.[10]

### Norton Hill School

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* Liz Durden-Myers, academic[citation needed]
* Duncan Steel, astronomer[11]
* Tim Weaver, author
* Maisie Williams, actress

## References

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1. ^ https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50261826
2. ^ "Welcome to Norton Hill School". Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
3. ^ "Norton Hill Academy" (PDF). Oftsed. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ ^ 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
6. ^ "SECONDARY EDUCATION (NORTON-RADSTOCK) (Hansard, 5 August 1966)". api.parliament.uk.
7. ^ "Awards". Norton Hill School. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
8. ^ Watkins, Susie (19 May 2023). "Norton Hill school retains Good Ofsted status". Midsomer Norton and Radstock Nub News. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
9. ^ "Secondary schools and colleges in Bath and NE Somerset". BBC News. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
10. ^ "Burke's Peerage – Preview Family Record". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
11. ^ http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/Shop-s-T-shirt-sales-sent-orbit/article-1862519-detail/article.html[permanent dead link]

## External links

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* Official website

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