Normanby Community School
574 Louisa Street · Ayton · N0G1C0 · Bluewater DSB
One of Durham’s 11 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Normanby Community School. Every school in and around Durham →
What stands out about Normanby Community School
- A small elementary school: 185 students, against a middle of 335 in Ontario.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- On Grade 6 math it reaches 19%, below the 51% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 3 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- Public and English-language, under Bluewater DSB.
How Normanby Community School does on Ontario’s tests
EQAO’s Grade 3, 6 and 9 assessments and the literacy test, 2024-25: each school against every school in Ontario.
On average across 6 reported measures of 6, Normanby Community School is in the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 86% | 76% | Second fifth | +50 |
| Grade 3 writing | 86% | 65% | Top fifth | +58 |
| Grade 3 math | 68% | 65% | Middle fifth | +20 |
| Grade 6 reading | 69% | 88% | Bottom fifth | −14 |
| Grade 6 writing | 88% | 86% | Middle fifth | −4 |
| Grade 6 math | 19% | 51% | Bottom fifth | −14 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
Why Normanby Community School has a band rather than a letter
Normanby Community School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the middle fifth in Ontario.
Durham’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Normanby Community School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Normanby Community School
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
4 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Normanby Community School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normanby Community School | English public | English | 185 | Middle fifth | |
| John Diefenbaker Senior School | English public | English | 145 | – | 12 km |
| Dawnview Public School | English public | English | 195 | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Holy Family Separate School | English Catholic | English | 345 | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Hanover Heights Community School | English public | English | 395 | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| Egremont Community School | English public | English | 230 | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Mildmay-Carrick Central School | English public | English | 160 | Second fifth | 15 km |
Elementary schools near Normanby Community School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Normanby Community School
Who runs Normanby Community School?
Bluewater DSB: Normanby Community School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Normanby Community School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Normanby Community School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Normanby Community School?
The closest schools are John Diefenbaker Senior School (12 km), Dawnview Public School (12 km) and Holy Family Separate School (13 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario. · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).