Somerset school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

Somerset admissions page GOV.UK: School admissions

Council link checked 6 Nov 2026.

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council's published appeal deadline is 14 May 2027 (source). Academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own.

Counting school days from Somerset's term dates, 20 school days after offer day is 13 Apr 2027 (secondary) and 17 May 2027 (primary) — the earliest any deadline can be.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (25)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Ansford Academy	87	114	85	85	1.3 per offer
Bishop Fox's School	224	672	287	208	3.0 per offer
Bridgwater College Academy	120	168	107	107	1.4 per offer
Brymore Academy	34	88	61	34	2.6 per offer
Buckler's Mead School	152	207	141	141	1.4 per offer
Chilton Trinity School	198	372	227	192	1.9 per offer
Court Fields School	192	247	201	186	1.3 per offer
Crispin School Academy	185	223	182	182	1.2 per offer
Haygrove School	211	356	190	190	1.7 per offer
Holyrood Academy	207	242	205	205	1.2 per offer
Huish Episcopi Academy	199	257	198	198	1.3 per offer
King Arthur's School	60	83	52	52	1.4 per offer
Kingsmead Academy	167	191	141	141	1.1 per offer
Monkton Wood Academy	264	333	184	184	1.3 per offer
Preston School Academy	205	382	185	185	1.9 per offer
Robert Blake School	195	247	177	177	1.3 per offer
Sexey's School	98	152	97	97	1.6 per offer
St Dunstan's School	99	161	99	99	1.6 per offer
Stanchester Academy	146	206	138	138	1.4 per offer
The Blue School	197	252	193	193	1.3 per offer
The Castle School	237	707	336	234	3.0 per offer
The King Alfred School	225	228	223	223	1.0 per offer
Wadham School	87	127	87	87	1.5 per offer
Westfield Academy	208	416	220	203	2.0 per offer
Whitstone	95	125	95	95	1.3 per offer

Primary schools (209)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Abbas and Templecombe Church School	7	9	7	7	1.3 per offer
All Saints Church School	26	47	23	23	1.8 per offer
All Saints CofE VC Infants School	15	18	15	15	1.2 per offer
Ash Church of England Primary School	13	26	13	13	2.0 per offer
Ashcott Primary School	17	36	23	16	2.1 per offer
Ashill Community Primary School	1	11	1	1	11.0 per offer
Ashlands Church of England Primary School	12	25	12	12	2.1 per offer
Avishayes Community Primary School	10	24	10	10	2.4 per offer
Axbridge Church of England First School Academy	30	64	32	30	2.1 per offer
Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School	8	12	8	8	1.5 per offer
Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School	4	5	4	4	1.3 per offer
Beckington Church First School	11	21	10	10	1.9 per offer
Beech Grove Primary School	27	55	27	27	2.0 per offer
Berkley Church of England First School	9	21	6	6	2.3 per offer
Berrow Church Primary School	20	36	20	20	1.8 per offer
Birchfield Community Primary School	49	78	44	44	1.6 per offer
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School	13	17	12	12	1.3 per offer
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton	50	114	47	47	2.3 per offer
Bishops Hull Primary School	28	72	27	27	2.6 per offer
Bishops Lydeard Church School	28	40	28	28	1.4 per offer
Blackbrook Primary School	30	85	41	28	2.8 per offer
Bowlish Infant School	39	59	44	38	1.5 per offer
Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School	16	47	15	15	2.9 per offer
Bridgwater College Academy	76	101	68	68	1.3 per offer
Brookside Community Primary School	53	76	53	53	1.4 per offer
Bruton Primary School	39	54	36	36	1.4 per offer
Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School	3	9	3	3	3.0 per offer
Burnham-On-Sea Infant School	51	74	45	45	1.5 per offer
Butleigh Church of England Primary School	10	18	10	10	1.8 per offer
Cannington Church of England Primary School	26	35	26	26	1.3 per offer
Castle Cary Community Primary School	22	27	21	21	1.2 per offer
Castle Primary School	11	15	11	11	1.4 per offer
Catcott Primary School	24	33	23	23	1.4 per offer
Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School	5	7	5	5	1.4 per offer
Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School	11	20	10	10	1.8 per offer
Cheddar First School	45	66	44	44	1.5 per offer
Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School	17	58	16	16	3.4 per offer
Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School	19	25	17	17	1.3 per offer
Chilthorne Domer Church School	17	37	17	17	2.2 per offer
Christ Church First School	15	11	9	9	0.7 per offer
Churchfield Church School	47	51	45	45	1.1 per offer
Churchstanton Primary School	5	9	5	5	1.8 per offer
Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School	9	21	9	9	2.3 per offer
Cotford St Luke Primary School	22	38	22	22	1.7 per offer
Countess Gytha Primary School	18	23	17	17	1.3 per offer
Coxley Primary School	10	19	9	9	1.9 per offer
Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School	25	67	25	25	2.7 per offer
Croscombe Church of England Primary School	1	3	1	1	3.0 per offer
Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School	3	9	2	2	3.0 per offer
Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School	11	16	11	11	1.5 per offer
Curry Rivel Church of England VC Primary School	12	19	12	12	1.6 per offer
Cutcombe Church of England First School	6	6	6	6	1.0 per offer
Ditcheat Primary School	12	27	15	12	2.3 per offer
Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First School	9	25	9	9	2.8 per offer
Dunster First School	17	32	17	16	1.9 per offer
East Brent Church of England First School	13	27	13	13	2.1 per offer
East Coker Community Primary School	31	48	30	30	1.5 per offer
East Huntspill Primary School	9	20	9	9	2.2 per offer
Eastover Primary School	40	59	35	35	1.5 per offer
Enmore Church of England Primary School	22	57	28	22	2.6 per offer
Evercreech Church of England Primary School	16	28	16	16	1.8 per offer
Exford Church of England First School	2	3	2	2	1.5 per offer
Hambridge Community Primary School	20	27	20	20	1.4 per offer
Hamp Nursery and Infants' School	46	58	37	37	1.3 per offer
Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School	9	13	9	9	1.4 per offer
Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School	3	5	3	3	1.7 per offer
Hayesdown First School	59	118	77	58	2.0 per offer
Hemington Primary School	7	10	6	6	1.4 per offer
Herne View Church of England Primary	39	52	39	39	1.3 per offer
High Ham Church of England Primary School	24	38	23	23	1.6 per offer
Hindhayes Infant School	40	67	40	40	1.7 per offer
Hinton St George Church of England Primary School	7	21	7	7	3.0 per offer
Holway Park Community Primary School	43	72	33	33	1.7 per offer
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School	25	57	22	22	2.3 per offer
Holy Trinity Church School	45	83	44	44	1.8 per offer
Horrington Primary School	12	21	11	11	1.8 per offer
Horsington Church School	12	20	12	12	1.7 per offer
Huish Episcopi Primary School	19	36	19	19	1.9 per offer
Huish Primary School	46	110	40	40	2.4 per offer
Ilchester Community School	38	47	37	37	1.2 per offer
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School	44	80	44	44	1.8 per offer
Keinton Mandeville Primary School	19	30	16	16	1.6 per offer
Kilmersdon Church School	9	22	9	9	2.4 per offer
King Ina Church of England Academy	37	54	36	36	1.5 per offer
Kingfisher Primary School	30	91	43	30	3.0 per offer
Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School	12	23	12	12	1.9 per offer
Kingsmoor Primary School	24	56	25	22	2.3 per offer
Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School	15	30	15	15	2.0 per offer
Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery	21	30	21	21	1.4 per offer
Langford Budville Church of England Primary School	3	11	3	3	3.7 per offer
Leigh On Mendip School	11	21	8	8	1.9 per offer
Long Sutton CofE Primary School	21	41	21	21	2.0 per offer
Lovington Church of England Primary School	6	13	5	5	2.2 per offer
Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School	5	11	5	5	2.2 per offer
Lympsham Church of England Academy	18	32	19	18	1.8 per offer
Lyngford Park Primary School	30	56	34	30	1.9 per offer
Maiden Beech Academy	33	50	33	33	1.5 per offer
Manor Court Community Primary School	53	80	53	53	1.5 per offer
Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy	24	35	24	24	1.5 per offer
Martock Church School	23	32	22	22	1.4 per offer
Meare Village Primary School	18	26	17	17	1.4 per offer
Mells Church First School	11	22	10	10	2.0 per offer
Merriott Primary School	14	22	14	14	1.6 per offer
Middlezoy Primary School	2	3	1	1	1.5 per offer
Milborne Port Primary School	20	31	19	19	1.6 per offer
Milford Infants' School	43	81	42	42	1.9 per offer
Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School	22	39	22	22	1.8 per offer
Minehead First School	47	63	45	45	1.3 per offer
Minerva Primary School	14	18	14	14	1.3 per offer
Neroche Primary School	25	36	25	25	1.4 per offer
Nerrols Primary School and Nursery	45	98	39	39	2.2 per offer
Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School	18	25	17	17	1.4 per offer
North Cadbury Church of England Primary School	10	20	10	10	2.0 per offer
North Curry CofE Primary School	20	27	19	19	1.4 per offer
North Newton Community Primary School	10	43	10	10	4.3 per offer
North Petherton Primary School	60	91	55	55	1.5 per offer
North Town Academy	60	107	62	59	1.8 per offer
Northgate Primary School	45	97	54	44	2.2 per offer
Norton Fitzwarren Church School	36	64	30	30	1.8 per offer
Norton St Philip Church of England First School	12	48	18	11	4.0 per offer
Norton Sub Hamdon Church School	14	17	14	14	1.2 per offer
Nunney First School	14	22	14	14	1.6 per offer
Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary	4	15	4	4	3.8 per offer
Oakhill Church School	9	21	9	9	2.3 per offer
Oaklands Primary School	54	108	52	52	2.0 per offer
Old Cleeve Church of England First School	18	26	18	18	1.4 per offer
Orchard Grove Primary School	49	80	46	46	1.6 per offer
Othery Village School	8	11	8	8	1.4 per offer
Otterhampton Primary School	9	20	8	8	2.2 per offer
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary	7	13	7	7	1.9 per offer
Parkfield Primary School	60	165	56	53	2.8 per offer
Pawlett Primary School	15	19	16	14	1.3 per offer
Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy	25	31	25	25	1.2 per offer
Preston CofE Primary School	60	133	62	58	2.2 per offer
Priddy Primary School	4	10	3	3	2.5 per offer
Primrose Lane Primary School	30	59	34	30	2.0 per offer
Priorswood Primary School	23	37	23	23	1.6 per offer
Puriton Primary School	28	51	21	21	1.8 per offer
Reckleford Infant School and Nursery	17	28	17	17	1.6 per offer
Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School	27	37	27	27	1.4 per offer
Rode Methodist VC First School	18	44	17	16	2.4 per offer
Ruishton Church of England School	25	56	25	25	2.2 per offer
Sampford Arundel Community Primary School	8	13	8	8	1.6 per offer
Shepton Beauchamp Church School	3	8	3	3	2.7 per offer
Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery	31	38	26	26	1.2 per offer
Shipham Church of England First School	11	26	11	11	2.4 per offer
Somerset Bridge Primary School	60	109	75	60	1.8 per offer
South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School	23	31	23	23	1.3 per offer
Spaxton CofE Primary School	7	15	6	6	2.1 per offer
St Aldhelms Church School	25	39	24	24	1.6 per offer
St Andrew's Church School	15	46	15	15	3.1 per offer
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School	8	19	8	8	2.4 per offer
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School	14	20	9	9	1.4 per offer
St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School	40	62	39	39	1.6 per offer
St Dubricius Church of England VA School	12	15	12	12	1.3 per offer
St George's Catholic School	30	63	33	28	2.1 per offer
St Gildas Catholic Primary School	11	22	11	11	2.0 per offer
St James Church School	44	63	39	39	1.4 per offer
St John and St Francis Church School	60	112	79	59	1.9 per offer
St John's Church of England Primary School	27	60	28	27	2.2 per offer
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome	25	45	24	24	1.8 per offer
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School	43	53	42	42	1.2 per offer
St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School	22	45	26	21	2.0 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School	34	74	42	34	2.2 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater	30	77	28	25	2.6 per offer
St Lawrence's CofE Primary School	9	15	9	9	1.7 per offer
St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome	20	38	15	15	1.9 per offer
St Margaret's School, Tintinhull	9	14	9	9	1.6 per offer
St Mary's & St Peter's Church School	2	5	2	2	2.5 per offer
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School	60	101	63	59	1.7 per offer
St Michael's Church of England First School	30	55	33	30	1.8 per offer
St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge	10	15	10	10	1.5 per offer
St Peter's Church of England First School	27	28	27	27	1.0 per offer
St Vigor & St John Church School	30	53	33	29	1.8 per offer
Staplegrove Church School	30	76	39	30	2.5 per offer
Stawley Primary School	7	14	7	7	2.0 per offer
Stoberry Park School	45	77	46	44	1.7 per offer
Stogumber CofE Primary School	7	13	8	7	1.9 per offer
Stogursey Church of England Primary School	3	5	3	3	1.7 per offer
Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School	5	6	5	5	1.2 per offer
Stoke St Michael Primary School	7	9	8	7	1.3 per offer
Tatworth Primary School	17	32	17	17	1.9 per offer
The Redstart Primary School	48	73	48	48	1.5 per offer
Thurlbear Church of England Primary School	30	58	36	28	1.9 per offer
Timberscombe Church of England First School	7	9	7	7	1.3 per offer
Trinity Church of England First School	60	138	71	58	2.3 per offer
Trull Church of England VA Primary School	30	100	41	30	3.3 per offer
Upton Noble CofE VC Primary School	16	22	16	16	1.4 per offer
Vallis First School	41	105	30	30	2.6 per offer
Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	16	41	14	14	2.6 per offer
Weare Academy First School	20	33	20	20	1.7 per offer
Wedmore First School Academy	23	43	23	23	1.9 per offer
Wellesley Park Primary School	22	51	22	22	2.3 per offer
Wellsprings Primary School	31	59	28	28	1.9 per offer
Wembdon St George's Church School	33	65	27	27	2.0 per offer
West Buckland Primary School	16	30	16	16	1.9 per offer
West Chinnock Church School	4	5	4	4	1.3 per offer
West Coker CofE VC Primary School	4	8	4	4	2.0 per offer
West Huntspill Primary School	13	24	13	13	1.8 per offer
West Monkton Church of England School	48	82	48	48	1.7 per offer
West Pennard Church of England Primary School	30	51	40	30	1.7 per offer
Westonzoyland Community Primary School	23	30	22	22	1.3 per offer
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre	35	53	33	33	1.5 per offer
Willowdown Primary School	42	65	37	37	1.5 per offer
Wincanton Primary School	38	46	38	38	1.2 per offer
Winsham Primary School	0	4	0	0	Not published
Wiveliscombe Primary School	23	31	23	23	1.3 per offer
Wookey Primary School	9	22	8	8	2.4 per offer
Woolavington Village Primary School	22	26	21	21	1.2 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Somerset secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.