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Norton Infant School

Primary Ages 3-7 220 pupils Doncaster
Ofsted: Good
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Norton Infant School is an academy converter in Doncaster for pupils aged 3 to 7. It has 220 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Norton Infant School is Good, from an inspection in February 2018 of its predecessor, Norton Infant School. It has fewer teachers for its size than most primary schools: 28.2 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.

Ofsted inspection: January 2024.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-7
Religion Does not apply
Address Campsall Balk
Norton
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN6 9DG
Reference Number 147134

General Makeup

Number of pupils 220
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.64%
Girls: 46.36%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 27 31 58
2 29 29 58

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.9%
White, Other 3.6%
White & Black (African) 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
White & Asian 0.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Norton Infant School, inspected in February 2018.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 16 Nov 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
16 Nov 2023 School inspection
04 Jul 2019 Academy conversion letter
20 Feb 2018 Short inspection
Previously as Norton Infant School
02 Jul 2013 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
18 Oct 2007 Full inspection:
06 May 2003 Full inspection

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 9 1
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Norton Infant School had 163 pupils for 177 places. 14 places (7.9%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Campsmount Pyramid Primary” planning area

Doncaster counted 136 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 123 in 2029–30, down 10%.

20212022202320242025
Places 177177177177177
Pupils 156163151150163
Unfilled 11.9%7.9%14.7%15.3%7.9%

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 Infant School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.9%4.1%4.3%3.6%3.9%
Unauthorised absence 0.6%1.5%1.4%1.9%2.3%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.9%0.0%0.0%

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, 1.0% of pupils at Norton Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.01.0
Permanent exclusions 000000

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 Infant School had 28.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 15.514.312.613.011.616.116.7
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%4.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave –9.1%90.0%60.0%44.4%22.2%–
Sick days per teacher –0.18.01.11.20.2–

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, 8.6% of pupils at Norton Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 13 4
Specific learning difficulty 3 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 1
Social, emotional and mental health 2 0

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 2024–25 Norton Infant School received £6,088 and spent £6,413 for each of its 206 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £145,000 (£702 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Xp School Trust Limited, income was £7,611 and spending £7,203 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £102,000£138,000£8,000-£13,000£111,000£145,000
per pupil £481£681£42-£68£594£702
In-year balance £107,000£19,000£25,000-£33,000-£192,000-£67,000
per pupil £501£96£128-£175-£1,030-£324

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

Name Distance
Norton Junior School
Campsall Balk, Norton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 9DG
0.05 miles
Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy
Alfred Road, Askern, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 0PZ
1.44 miles
Spa Academy Askern
Sutton Road, Askern, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 0AQ
1.62 miles
Askern Moss Road Infant Academy
Moss Road, Askern, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 0NE
1.73 miles
Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Main Street, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3JY
1.83 miles
Owston Park Primary Academy
Lodge Road, Skellow, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 8PU
2.72 miles
Carcroft Primary School
Owston Road, Carcroft, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 8DR
3.11 miles
Upton Primary School
Waggon Lane, Upton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 1JS
3.96 miles
Adwick Primary School
Windmill Balk Lane, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7SH
4.39 miles
Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School
Learning Lane, Whitley, Goole, DN14 0WE
4.41 miles
Toll Bar Primary School
Askern Road, Toll Bar, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 0QR
4.54 miles
St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Doncaster Lane, Woodlands, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7QN
4.61 miles
Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands
The Crescent, Woodlands, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7RG
4.74 miles
Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School
Balne Moor Road, Pollington, Goole, DN14 0DZ
4.79 miles
Darrington Church of England Primary School
Denby Crest, Darrington, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3SB
4.89 miles
Ash Grove Primary Academy
Ash Grove, South Elmsall, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 2TF
4.98 miles
Name Distance
Campsmount Academy
Ryecroft Road, Norton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 9AS
0.51 miles
North Ridge Community School
Tenter Balk Lane, Adwick-le-Street, Woodlands, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7EF
4.3 miles
Outwood Academy Adwick
Windmill Balk Lane, Woodlands, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7SF
4.41 miles

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Norton Infant School is part of Xp School Trust Limited, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

What is Norton Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Norton Infant School is Good, from an inspection in February 2018 of its predecessor, Norton Infant School.

When was Norton Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Norton Infant School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Norton Infant School have?

Norton Infant School has 220 pupils on roll.

What age range does Norton Infant School cover?

Norton Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Norton Infant School?

Norton Infant School is at Campsall Balk, Norton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 9DG.

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