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

In 2026, families in North Somerset lodged 50 appeals about a school place.

40 of them were heard by a panel and 6 succeeded, which is about 15 in every 100 heard.

The other 10 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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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
Backwell School Bristol	1.05	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Broadoak Academy Weston-Super-Mare	0.87	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form Winscombe	0.97	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Clevedon School Clevedon	1.20	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Gordano School Bristol	0.90	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hans Price Academy Weston-super-Mare	1.19	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Nailsea School Bristol	0.96	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Priory Community School Weston-Super-Mare	0.98	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Katherine's School Bristol	0.89	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Winterstoke Hundred Academy Weston-Super-Mare	0.94	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Worle Community School Weston-Super-Mare	0.95	-	Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in North Somerset by first preferences per place
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Schools in BS41 (3)
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Schools in BS49 (4)
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