Norton Hill School
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| Motto | "The best for all our students. The best from all our students" |
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| Established | 1911 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Alun Williams |
| Location |
Charlton Road Midsomer Norton Somerset BA3 4AD England Coordinates: 51°17′03″N 2°28′54″W / 51.2842°N 2.4817°W |
| DfE number | ???/4128 |
| DfE URN | 136335 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1,519 as of 2013[1] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Blackdown, Cotswold, Exmoor, Mendip and Quantock |
| Colours | Purple, Yellow, Blue, Red & Green |
| Website |
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Norton Hill School is a state school with academy status in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England. It was formerly the Midsomer Norton Grammar School.
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.[2] 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.[3]
Comprehensive
Norton Hill became a comprehensive school in September 1970. Secondary Modern schools at Paulton and Timsbury were also closed and their catchment areas and historical documentation transferred to Norton Hill.[4]
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.[5]
Academic performance
The school was described by Ofsted in 2007 as outstanding in every respect.[6] Its GCSE results place it 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.[7] Despite enjoying a few years of success, in 2013 Norton Hill's OFSTED rating was dropped from 'outstanding' to 'good'.[8]
Alumni
Midsomer Norton Grammar School
- Sir Kenneth Warren (briefly), Conservative MP for Hastings from 1970 to 1983 and Hastings and Rye from 1983 to 1992[9]
Norton Hill School
- Duncan Steel, world authority on space science and asteroid collisions.[10]
- Maisie Williams, actress.
- Tim Weaver, author.
References
- 1 2 "Norton Hill Academy" (PDF). Oftsed. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.nortonhillschool.com/picture/upload/2008%20Norton%20Hill%20School%20Prospectus.pdf
- ↑ ^ 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
- ↑ http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1966/aug/05/secondary-education-norton-radstock
- ↑ "Awards". Norton Hill School. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ↑ "Norton Hill School". Norton Hill School. Retrieved 7 December 2007.
- ↑ "Secondary schools and colleges in Bath and NE Somerset". BBC News. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ↑ "Norton Hill OFSTED Inspection Awarded 'Good' for 2013". OFSTED. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ http://www.burkespeerage.com/FamilyHomepage.aspx?FID=14298
- ↑ http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/Shop-s-T-shirt-sales-sent-orbit/article-1862519-detail/article.html