How far Somerset schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Somerset publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 39 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is Stoke St Michael Primary School at 0.25 miles in 2025/26; the most far-reaching, Blackbrook Primary School, admitted from 5.33 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke St Michael Primary School Radstock | Requires improvement | 0.25 mi | 2025/26 | 76% |
| Kingfisher Primary School Yeovil | No current grade | 0.26 mi | 2025/26 | 126% |
| Primrose Lane Primary School Yeovil | No current grade | 0.41 mi | 2025/26 | 120% |
| Staplegrove Church School Taunton | No current grade | 0.43 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Somerset Bridge Primary School Bridgwater | Good | 0.46 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Northgate Primary School Bridgwater | Good | 0.51 mi | 2025/26 | 58% |
| Puriton Primary School Bridgwater | Good | 0.52 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
| St Vigor & St John Church School Radstock | Good | 0.56 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School Taunton | No current grade | 0.61 mi | 2025/26 | 83% |
| St John and St Francis Church School Bridgwater | Good | 0.61 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Trull Church of England VA Primary School Taunton | Good | 0.63 mi | 2025/26 | 102% |
| Bowlish Infant School Shepton Mallet | No current grade | 0.68 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Lyngford Park Primary School Taunton | Good | 0.77 mi | 2025/26 | 103% |
| Hayesdown First School Frome | No current grade | 0.84 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School Wells | No current grade | 0.86 mi | 2025/26 | 104% |
| St Michael's Church of England First School Minehead | No current grade | 0.87 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Trinity Church of England First School Frome | No current grade | 1.04 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| West Coker CofE VC Primary School Yeovil | Good | 1.29 mi | 2025/26 | 41% |
| North Petherton Primary School Bridgwater | Good | 1.44 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| Kingsmoor Primary School Bridgwater | No current grade | 1.76 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Stoberry Park School Wells | No current grade | 2.06 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Stogumber CofE Primary School Taunton | No current grade | 2.07 mi | 2025/26 | 84% |
| Norton St Philip Church of England First School Bath | Good | 2.2 mi | 2025/26 | 92% |
| Avanti Park School Frome | Good | 2.84 mi | 2025/26 | 93% |
| Meare Village Primary School Glastonbury | Good | 2.89 mi | 2025/26 | 83% |
| Ashcott Primary School Bridgwater | No current grade | 3.0 mi | 2025/26 | 91% |
| Pawlett Primary School Academy Bridgwater | Good | 3.32 mi | 2025/26 | 84% |
| Axbridge Church of England First School Academy Axbridge | Good | 3.46 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Preston CofE Primary School Yeovil | Outstanding | 3.55 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| West Pennard Church of England Primary School Glastonbury | No current grade | 4.01 mi | 2025/26 | 104% |
| Rode Methodist VC First School Frome | No current grade | 4.25 mi | 2025/26 | 83% |
| Hamp Academy Bridgwater | Good | 5.05 mi | 2025/26 | 85% |
| Ditcheat Primary School Shepton Mallet | Good | 5.09 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Blackbrook Primary School Taunton | No current grade | 5.33 mi | 2025/26 | 92% |
Secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Castle School Taunton | Outstanding | 0.36 mi | 2025/26 | 102% |
| Court Fields School Wellington | Good | 0.97 mi | 2025/26 | 100% |
| Bishop Fox's School Taunton | No current grade | 1.12 mi | 2025/26 | 94% |
| Westfield Academy Yeovil | No current grade | 1.65 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Brymore Academy Bridgwater | No current grade | 3.5 mi | 2025/26 | 93% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Somerset measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Somerset. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.