Schools in North Somerset

71 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 North Somerset

Primary

• Offered their first choice 96.8%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 88.6% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 99.3%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 1,984

  Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 96.8% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 8.3 points higher than in 2016, when it was 88.6%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,490 places for 1,984 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

• Offered their first choice 95.3%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 91.8% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 99.1%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 2,256

  Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 95.3% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.5 points higher than in 2016, when it was 91.8%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,656 places for 2,256 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

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.

Elsewhere

• Most sought-after schools in North Somerset by first preferences per place
• Schools in BS20 (9)
• Schools in BS21 (7)
• Schools in BS22 (13)
• Schools in BS23 (9)
• Schools in BS24 (9)
• Schools in BS25 (4)
• Schools in BS40 (10)
• Schools in BS41 (3)
• Schools in BS48 (9)
• Schools in BS49 (4)
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