Most sought-after schools in Bath and North East Somerset

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Beechen Cliff School Bath, secondary	1.49	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Chew Stoke Church School Bristol, primary	1.32	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
3	Hayesfield Girls School Bath, secondary	1.32	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
4	Freshford Church School Bath, primary	1.30	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
5	Saltford CofE Primary School Bristol, primary	1.28	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Widcombe Infant School Bath, primary	1.27	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
7	Norton Hill Primary School Midsomer Norton, primary	1.22	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	Newbridge Primary School Bath, primary	1.18	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
9	Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy Keynsham, primary	1.18	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Oldfield School Bath, secondary	1.15	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
11	Longvernal Primary School Radstock, primary	1.13	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Pensford Primary School Bristol, primary	1.13	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	Chew Magna Primary School Bristol, primary	1.12	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	St Julian's Church School Bath, primary	1.12	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	St John's Church of England Primary School Bristol, primary	1.10	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
16	Norton Hill Academy Radstock, secondary	1.09	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Moorlands Infant School Bath, primary	1.08	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
18	St Stephens Church School Bath, primary	1.07	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
19	Ralph Allen School Bath, secondary	1.06	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
20	Chew Valley School Bristol, secondary	1.05	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
21	Batheaston Church School Bath, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	Bathford Church School Bath, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	Bathwick St Mary Church School Bath, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
24	Bishop Sutton Primary School Bristol, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	Cameley CEVC Primary School Bristol, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
26	Farmborough Church Primary School Bath, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
27	Shoscombe Church School Bath, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28	St Andrew's Church School Bath, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
29	St Mary's Church of England Primary School Radstock, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	St Mary's CofE Primary School Bath, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	Chandag Primary School Bristol, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
32	St Mary's Catholic Primary School Bath, primary	0.97	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
33	Weston All Saints CofE Primary School Bath, primary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	Midsomer Norton Primary School Radstock, primary	0.96	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
35	Saint Gregory's Catholic College Bath, secondary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
36	St Martin's Garden Primary School Bath, primary	0.96	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
37	Paulton Infant School Bristol, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Peasedown St John Primary School Bath, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	Trinity Church School Bath, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
40	Bathampton Primary School Bath, primary	0.94	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	St John's CofE Primary School Radstock, primary	0.94	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
42	Clutton Primary School Bristol, primary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43	Combe Down CofE Primary School Bath, primary	0.93	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	Farrington Gurney Church of England Primary School Bristol, primary	0.93	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
45	St Saviours Infant Church School Bath, primary	0.93	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
46	Castle Primary School Bristol, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	East Harptree Church of England Primary School Bristol, primary	0.92	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
48	St Philip's CofE Primary School Bath, primary	0.92	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49	Twerton Infant School Bath, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
50	Oldfield Park Infant School Bath, primary	0.90	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
51	Westfield Primary School Radstock, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52	High Littleton CofE VC Primary School Bristol, primary	0.89	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy Bath, primary	0.89	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
54	St Keyna Primary School Bristol, primary	0.89	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
55	St Nicholas Church School Radstock, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
56	Wellsway School Bristol, secondary	0.89	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
57	Whitchurch Primary School Bristol, primary	0.89	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
58	Welton Primary School Radstock, primary	0.87	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
59	Roundhill Primary School Bath, primary	0.86	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
60	Somervale Secondary School Radstock, secondary	0.86	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
61	St John's Catholic Primary School Bath, primary	0.85	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
62	Marksbury CofE Primary School Bath, primary	0.83	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
63	Writhlington School Radstock, secondary	0.83	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
64	Lift Broadlands Bristol, secondary	0.82	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
65	Two Rivers Church of England Primary Bristol, primary	0.68	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
66	St Mark's CofE School Bath, secondary	0.46	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 66 schools in Bath and North East Somerset have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Bath and North East Somerset · How we compare schools.