Norton Free Church of England Primary School

Norton Free Church of England Primary School showcases a strong performance overall, maintaining a 'Good' rating since its previous inspection. The school fosters a caring and inclusive environment, ensuring that pupils feel happy and safe while promoting both academic and social expectations. Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum, particularly excelling in the personal development of pupils, which has received high commendation due to its wide range of enriching activities and strong emphasis on emotional well-being. Despite its strengths, there are areas for improvement, particularly in the consistency and development of the curriculum across all subjects and assessment practices.

Strengths

• Strong sense of belonging among pupils
• Excellent relationships between staff, pupils, and families
• Highly inclusive environment that addresses the needs of all pupils, including those with SEND
• Exceptional curriculum for personal development
• High expectations for both academic and social behavior
• Support for pupils' emotional health and well-being is effective
• Dedicated and knowledgeable governance

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum development across some subjects
• Assessment practices are still in development in certain areas

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Norton Free Church of England Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Norton Free Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Norton Free Church of England Primary School had 26.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.0% of pupils at Norton Free Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Norton Free Church of England Primary School received £6,335 and spent £6,430 for each of its 210 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £61,000 (£289 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Norton Free Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Norton Free Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Norton Free Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Norton Free Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Norton Free Church of England Primary School have?

Norton Free Church of England Primary School has 210 pupils on roll.

What age range does Norton Free Church of England Primary School cover?

Norton Free Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Norton Free Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Norton Free Church of England Primary School?

Norton Free Church of England Primary School is at Matthews Lane, Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 8JS.