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Norton St Philip Church of England First School

Primary · Bath · BA2 7LU

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 7 December 2022

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At a glance

55 pupils · 92% of 60 capacity

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–9
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
7.3% of pupils
English as additional language
5.5% of pupils
SEN support
10.9% of pupils
EHC plan
3.6% of pupils
Website
www.rodeandnortonschoolfederation.co.uk
URN
123836

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.50 first-choice applications per place

12 places offered · 18 first-choice applications · heavily oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
2.7%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
2.3%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
27.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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