Norton High Street

Summary

Norton High Street (E02002541) is part of Stockton-on-Tees local authority (view on map). Norton High Street has an approximate population of 5,900 people, of which 16% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Norton High Street neighbours Billingham South, Norton North, and Norton South.

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  • 7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 2% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Norton High Street is the 13th least deprived area in Stockton-on-Tees (out of 26) with 37% of children living in low-income families, compared to 37% across Stockton-on-Tees and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Norton High Street, 35% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 30% in Stockton-on-Tees and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Norton High Street % in Stockton-on-Tees % in England
Eligible for free school meals 35% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 65% 70% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Norton High Street, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Stockton-on-Tees, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Norton High Street % in Stockton-on-Tees % in England
No special educational needs 81% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Norton High Street, 6% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 17% in Stockton-on-Tees, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Norton High Street % in Stockton-on-Tees % in England
White 94% 83% 67%
Asian – 7% 14%
Black 2% 4% 7%
Mixed 2% 4% 7%
Other – 1% 3%
Not known – 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Norton High Street with English as an additional language is 2%, compared with 8% in Stockton-on-Tees, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

2% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Norton High Street % in Stockton-on-Tees % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 2% 8% 22%
Known or believed to be English 97% 92% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Norton High Street has 7 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Norton High Street
All childcare providers 7
Childminders 6
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 1

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Norton High Street since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Norton High Street has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Norton High Street
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Norton High Street since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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