School Admission Appeals

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.

Contested secondary schools in Somerset, 2026/27
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.

Contested primary schools in Somerset, 2026/27
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.