Contested schools in Somerset
These are the Somerset schools that turned first-choice families away in at least one of the last three years — either because more families named them first than they had places, or because they refused families who named them first anyway. Figures shown are for 2026/27. Demand is not a forecast: an oversubscribed school turns more families away, which is not the same as their appeals succeeding more often.
Appeal success rates for Somerset
Secondary schools (9)
Each has its own page with a 12-year demand history.
| School | Places | First choices | Per place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brymore Academy | 34 | 61 | 1.79 |
| The Castle School | 237 | 336 | 1.42 |
| Bishop Fox's School | 224 | 287 | 1.28 |
| Chilton Trinity School | 198 | 227 | 1.15 |
| Westfield Academy | 208 | 220 | 1.06 |
| Court Fields School | 192 | 201 | 1.05 |
| Sexey's School | 98 | 97 | 0.99 |
| The King Alfred School an Academy | 225 | 223 | 0.99 |
| Preston School Academy | 205 | 185 | 0.90 |
Primary schools (66)
Primary schools are listed here as figures rather than pages. Most refusals at the Reception intake are infant class size cases, where a panel can only act on three narrow grounds and fewer than one in ten appeals succeeds — so the honest thing to publish is the data, not a page inviting an appeal.
| School | Places | First choices | Per place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton St Philip Church of England First School | 12 | 18 | — |
| Kingfisher Primary School | 30 | 43 | 1.43 |
| Blackbrook Primary School | 30 | 41 | 1.37 |
| Trull Church of England VA Primary School | 30 | 41 | 1.37 |
| Ashcott Primary School | 17 | 23 | 1.35 |
| West Pennard Church of England Primary School | 30 | 40 | 1.33 |
| St John and St Francis Church School | 60 | 79 | 1.32 |
| Hayesdown First School | 59 | 77 | 1.31 |
| Staplegrove Church School | 30 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Enmore Church of England Primary School | 22 | 28 | 1.27 |
| Ditcheat Primary School | 12 | 15 | — |
| Somerset Bridge Primary School | 60 | 75 | 1.25 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 34 | 42 | 1.24 |
| Northgate Primary School | 45 | 54 | 1.20 |
| Thurlbear Church of England Primary School | 30 | 36 | 1.20 |
| St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School | 22 | 26 | 1.18 |
| Trinity Church of England First School | 60 | 71 | 1.18 |
| Stogumber CofE Primary School | 7 | 8 | — |
| Stoke St Michael Primary School | 7 | 8 | — |
| Bowlish Infant School | 39 | 44 | 1.13 |
| Lyngford Park Primary School | 30 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Primrose Lane Primary School | 30 | 34 | 1.13 |
| St George's Catholic School | 30 | 33 | 1.10 |
| St Michael's Church of England First School | 30 | 33 | 1.10 |
| St Vigor & St John Church School | 30 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Axbridge Church of England First School Academy | 30 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Pawlett Primary School Academy | 15 | 16 | — |
| Lympsham Church of England Academy | 18 | 19 | — |
| St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School | 60 | 63 | 1.05 |
| Kingsmoor Primary School | 24 | 25 | 1.04 |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 27 | 28 | 1.04 |
| North Town Academy | 60 | 62 | 1.03 |
| Preston CofE Primary School | 60 | 62 | 1.03 |
| Stoberry Park School | 45 | 46 | 1.02 |
| Ashlands Church of England Primary School | 12 | 12 | — |
| Brookside Community Primary School | 53 | 53 | 1 |
| Churchstanton Primary School | 5 | 5 | — |
| Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School | 11 | 11 | — |
| Evercreech Church of England Primary School | 16 | 16 | — |
| Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School | 44 | 44 | 1 |
| Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School | 15 | 15 | — |
| Manor Court Community Primary School | 53 | 53 | 1 |
| Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| Merriott Primary School | 14 | 14 | — |
| Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| Neroche Primary School | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| North Newton Community Primary School | 10 | 10 | — |
| Stawley Primary School | 7 | 7 | — |
| Wellesley Park Primary School | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| West Buckland Primary School | 16 | 16 | — |
| West Monkton Church of England School | 48 | 48 | 1 |
| King Ina Church of England Academy | 37 | 36 | 0.97 |
| Martock Church School | 23 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Oaklands Primary School | 54 | 52 | 0.96 |
| Countess Gytha Primary School | 18 | 17 | — |
| Meare Village Primary School | 18 | 17 | — |
| Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School | 18 | 17 | — |
| Parkfield Primary School | 60 | 56 | 0.93 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater | 30 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Horrington Primary School | 12 | 11 | — |
| North Petherton Primary School | 60 | 55 | 0.92 |
| Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School | 11 | 10 | — |
| Wookey Primary School | 9 | 8 | — |
| Huish Primary School | 46 | 40 | 0.87 |
| Nerrols Primary School and Nursery | 45 | 39 | 0.87 |
| Puriton Primary School | 28 | 21 | 0.75 |
Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, school-level file, 2026/27. Appeal outcomes are not published for individual schools — how we source and calculate the figures.