Norton Fitzwarren Church School
General Information
- Address: Blackdown View, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, TA2 6TB – View on map
- Phone: 01823276611
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mrs Kelly Birt
- Age range: 3-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 30 families put it first for 36 places – 8 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 8
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Church of England
- Nursery provision: Yes
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 44
- % eligible for free school meals: 15.0%
- Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (more mixed than the Somerset average)
- English as an additional language: 21% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 12.3% a year (Somerset 17.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 48% moved to another school, 52% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Somerset: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in Somerset, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 4.9%
- Persistently absent pupils: 11.8%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 12.7%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.6%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
- Physical disability: 4 pupils
- Other difficulty or disability: 4 pupils
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2023 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 53% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 6% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: 6 percentage points below the Somerset average (59%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 58% against an expected 68%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 58%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 81% · Writing 70% · Maths 64% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 72%
- Average test scores: reading 106, maths 104
- Based on: 47 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
SATs results over time
Year 6 SATs: joint 103rd of 149 junior and primary schools in the area
- =103Nerrols Primary School and Nursery53%
- =103Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School53%
- =103Norton Fitzwarren Church School53%
- =103Oakhill Church School53%
- =103Woolavington Village Primary School53%
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79th of 152 primary schools in Somerset for Ofsted rating
- #77North Newton Community Primary SchoolGood
- #78North Town AcademyGood
- #79Norton Fitzwarren Church SchoolGood
- #80Norton St Philip Church of England First SchoolGood
- #81Nunney First SchoolGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £6,126 (2024-25)
148th of 185 primary schools in Somerset for spending per pupil
- #146West Pennard Church of England Primary School£6,148
- #147Axbridge Church of England First School Academy£6,144
- #148Norton Fitzwarren Church School£6,126
- #149Trull Church of England VA Primary School£6,124
- #150Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School£6,104
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