Midsomer Norton Primary School
High Street, Radstock, BA3 2DR
256 pupils · 81% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Free school meals
- 26.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 31 March 2026, published 18 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 78% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 24 | 23 | 59 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 22 | 64 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 26 | 67 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 41 | 37 | 76 | 40 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 22 | 73 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 19 | 70 | 19 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 36 | 36 | 77 | 36 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 31 | 31 | 66 | 31 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Welton Primary School 0.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Westfield Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Longvernal Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 1.3 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Norton Hill Primary School 1.3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.