Schools in Bath and North East Somerset

69 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Bath and North East Somerset

Primary

Offered their first choice 94.1%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 93.0% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,625
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 94.1% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 93.0%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,107 places for 1,625 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 88.4%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 94.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 96.9%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,769
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 88.4% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 96.9% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 5.9 points lower than in 2016, when it was 94.2%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,400 places for 1,769 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Bath and North East Somerset lodged 63 appeals about a school place.

43 of them were heard by a panel and 24 succeeded, which is about 56 in every 100 heard.

The other 20 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Beechen Cliff School Bath	1.49	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Chew Valley School Bristol	1.05	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Hayesfield Girls School Bath	1.32	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Lift Broadlands Bristol	0.82	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Norton Hill Academy Radstock	1.09	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Oldfield School Bath	1.15	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Ralph Allen School Bath	1.06	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Saint Gregory's Catholic College Bath	0.96	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Somervale Secondary School Radstock	0.86	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Mark's CofE School Bath	0.46	-	Strong standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Wellsway School Bristol	0.89	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Writhlington School Radstock	0.83	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

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