Norton Sub Hamdon Church School
Primary school in Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, Somerset. Requires improvement (Dec 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 6 December 2022, report published 26 January 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Norton-sub-Hamdon Church of England Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Norton Sub Hamdon Church School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around June 2025
The last inspection was in December 2022. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 1.0 milesCastle Primary School
Good (Jun 2023)
- 1.6 milesWest Chinnock Church School
Inadequate (Oct 2022) Special measures
- 1.9 milesAll Saints Church School
Standards maintained (Nov 2024)
- 2.1 milesSouth Petherton Junior School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Mar 2025)
- 2.2 milesMartock Church School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (May 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.