Most sought-after schools in North 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	Uphill Village Academy Weston-Super-Mare, primary	1.35	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	Churchill Church of England Primary School Bristol, primary	1.20	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
3	Clevedon School Clevedon, secondary	1.20	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	Hans Price Academy Weston-super-Mare, secondary	1.19	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
5	Mead Vale Community Primary School Weston-Super-Mare, primary	1.18	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Yeo Moor Primary School Clevedon, primary	1.17	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Chestnut Park Primary Yatton, primary	1.13	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	Winscombe Primary School Winscombe, primary	1.13	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
9	Birdwell Primary School Bristol, primary	1.10	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
10	Locking Primary School Weston-Super-Mare, primary	1.10	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
11	St Georges Church School Weston-Super-Mare, primary	1.10	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Backwell School Bristol, secondary	1.05	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
13	St Peter's Church of England Primary School Portishead, primary	1.01	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
14	Becket Primary School Weston-super-Mare, primary	1.00	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Burrington Church of England Primary School Bristol, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
16	Castle Batch Primary School Academy Weston-super-Mare, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Court-De-Wyck Church School BRISTOL, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
18	Golden Valley Primary School Bristol, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
19	High Down Infant School Portishead, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	Northleaze Church of England Primary School Bristol, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
21	Oldmixon Primary School Weston-Super-Mare, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
22	Portishead Primary School Portishead, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	St Andrew's CofE Primary School Bristol, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
24	St Anne's Church Academy Weston Super Mare, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
25	St Francis Catholic Primary School Nailsea, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portishead, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	St Martin's Church of England Primary School Weston-super-Mare, primary	1.00	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
28	Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School Bristol, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
29	West Leigh Infant School Bristol, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	Ashcombe Primary School Weston-super-Mare, primary	0.98	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
31	Bournville Primary School Weston-super-Mare, primary	0.98	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	Hannah More Infant School Nailsea, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
33	Mendip Green Primary School Weston-super-Mare, primary	0.98	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	Priory Community School Weston-Super-Mare, secondary	0.98	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School Weston-Super-Mare, primary	0.98	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	Churchill Academy & Sixth Form Winscombe, secondary	0.97	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Crockerne Church of England Primary School Bristol, primary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
38	Flax Bourton Church of England Primary School Bristol, primary	0.96	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	Haywood Village Academy North Somerset, primary	0.96	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
40	Herons' Moor Academy Weston-super-Mare, primary	0.96	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	Nailsea School Bristol, secondary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
42	All Saints Church of England Primary School Clevedon, primary	0.95	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
43	Parklands Educate Together Primary Weston-Super-Mare, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
44	Worle Community School Weston-Super-Mare, secondary	0.95	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
45	Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Weston-super-Mare, primary	0.94	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46	Winterstoke Hundred Academy Weston-Super-Mare, secondary	0.94	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	Worlebury St Pauls Church School Weston-Super-Mare, primary	0.94	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
48	Tickenham Church of England Primary School Clevedon, primary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
49	Winford Church of England Primary School Bristol, primary	0.93	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
50	Christ Church Church of England Primary School Weston-super-Mare, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51	Mary Elton Primary School North Somerset, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52	St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Portbury Bristol, primary	0.92	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	St Nicholas Chantry Church of England Primary School Clevedon, primary	0.92	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
54	Worle Village Primary School Weston-super-Mare, primary	0.92	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
55	Wrington Church of England Primary School Bristol, primary	0.92	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
56	Milton Park Primary School Weston-Super-Mare, primary	0.91	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
57	Windwhistle Primary School Weston-Super-Mare, primary	0.91	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
58	Yatton Infant School Bristol, primary	0.91	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
59	Gordano School Bristol, secondary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
60	St John the Evangelist Church School Clevedon, primary	0.90	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
61	St Katherine's School Bristol, secondary	0.89	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
62	Banwell Primary School Banwell, primary	0.88	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
63	Broadoak Academy Weston-Super-Mare, secondary	0.87	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
64	Hutton Church of England Primary School Weston-super-Mare, primary	0.83	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
65	Walliscote Primary School Weston-Super-Mare, primary	0.83	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
66	Sandford Primary School Winscombe, primary	0.79	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

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