Norton Hill School

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Norton Hill School
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Address
Norton Hill School
Charlton Road

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BA3 4AD

England
Coordinates 51°17′03″N2°28′54″W / 51.2842°N 2.4817°W / 51.2842; -2.4817
Information
Type Academy
MottoThe best for all our students. The best from all our students[ citation needed ]
Established1911;113 years ago (1911)
Specialists Economics & Business, Maths & Computing, Languages, Sportsmark, Artsmark
Department for Education URN 136335 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherGordon Green
Gender Co-educational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1,519 (2013 [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 ]

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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

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