My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
57%Agree
35%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%The Norton Knatchbull School
Academy converter — Secondary
TN24 0QJ / 11–18 / Boys / None
Good
Ofsted
67.3
Attainment 8
90%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Exceptional results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 67.3
- Progress 8
- 0.32
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 90.9%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 34.6
- Achieving AAB+
- 11.5%
90% of parents would recommend this school
191 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
56%Agree
38%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
45%Agree
41%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
4%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
7%Agree
5%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
10%Not applicable
72%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
40%Agree
47%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
33%Agree
21%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%Not applicable
34%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
13%No
87%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 25 parents
Strongly agree
25%Agree
33%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
17%Don't know
4%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
56%Agree
35%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
52%Agree
38%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
47%Agree
42%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
48%Agree
42%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
48%Agree
42%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
39%Agree
44%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
4%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
90%No
10%2% of pupils receive SEN support
2%
SEN support
0.6%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 0.7%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 0.8%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0.2%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 0.2%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.1%
88.4% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 88.4%
65% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 94%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 65%
- Entered top-third university
- 19%
- Achieved a degree
- 69%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1
- Free school meals
- 7.4%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.4:1
- Overall absence
- 3.83%
- Persistent absence
- 6.47%
- English as additional language
- 17.8%
- Teachers with QTS
- 95.5%
- White
- 69.1%
- Mixed
- 5.9%
- Asian
- 16.4%
- Black
- 1.9%
- Other
- 0.7%
White British62.1%
Other White6.7%
Irish0.2%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
White & Asian2.6%
Other Mixed2.2%
White & Black African0.6%
White & Black Caribbean0.5%
Other Asian8.7%
Indian5.4%
Chinese1.1%
Pakistani0.6%
Bangladeshi0.6%
Other Black0.8%
African0.6%
Caribbean0.5%