Schools in Somerset
233 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 Somerset
Primary
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Offered their first choice
95.0%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 92.4% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
99.0%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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Families who applied
4,928
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.
For September 2026, 95.0% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.0% were offered one of the three schools they named.
That is 2.7 points higher than in 2016, when it was 92.4%.
The council's primary schools between them had 6,414 places for 4,928 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.
Secondary
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Offered their first choice
92.1%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 93.4% in 2016.
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Offered one of their three
97.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
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Families who applied
4,659
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.
For September 2026, 92.1% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.
That is 1.3 points lower than in 2016, when it was 93.4%.
The council's secondary schools between them had 4,902 places for 4,659 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 Somerset lodged 218 appeals about a school place.
148 of them were heard by a panel and 12 succeeded, which is about 8 in every 100 heard.
The other 70 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 Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.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.
All Through
| School | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgwater College Academy
Bridgwater |
0.89 | - | Urgent improvement Ofsted report card (current framework) |
Elsewhere
- Most sought-after schools in Somerset by first preferences per place
- Schools in BA11 (12)
- Schools in BA16 (4)
- Schools in BA2 (24)
- Schools in BA20 (3)
- Schools in BA21 (10)
- Schools in BA22 (9)
- Schools in BA3 (21)
- Schools in BA4 (7)
- Schools in BA5 (10)
- Schools in BA6 (6)
- Schools in BA7 (3)
- Schools in BA8 (3)
- Schools in BA9 (3)
- Schools in BS24 (9)
- Schools in BS25 (4)
- Schools in DT9 (10)
- Schools in TA1 (12)
- Schools in TA10 (6)
- Schools in TA11 (3)
- Schools in TA12 (3)
- Schools in TA14 (3)
- Schools in TA18 (6)
- Schools in TA19 (5)
- Schools in TA2 (11)
- What data we hold