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Norton Sub Hamdon Church School

Academy converter · Stoke-Sub-Hamdon · TA14 6SF

Ages 4–11 · 63 pupils · Somerset

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2022-12-06

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

8

Places offered

8

1st-preference offers

8

Total preferences (any rank)
13
Preferred offers (top 3)
8
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill53%

63 pupils · 120 places

Pupils on roll
63
Boys / girls
33 / 30
School capacity
120
Capacity fill
63 / 120 (53%)
Free school meals
9.5%
FSM pupils
6
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Bath and Wells
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Diocese of Bath and Wells Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Kirsty Luffman

Location

Address
New Road, Norton Sub Hamdon
Postcode
TA14 6SF
Town
Stoke-Sub-Hamdon
County
Somerset
Local authority
Somerset
District
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, Somerset, 63 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 9.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Bath and Wells.

Open schools in Stoke-Sub-Hamdon
3
Primary schools in Stoke-Sub-Hamdon
2
Academies among open schools in Stoke-Sub-Hamdon
100% (3)
Open schools in TA14
3
Primary in TA14
2
Open schools in Somerset LA
307
Primary in Somerset LA
218

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS238%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM28.6%
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  • St Margaret's School, Tintinhull

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS264%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM27.1%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kirsty Luffman
Telephone
01935350232
Website
www.nortonandwestchinnockschools.co.uk

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