Data reveals 10 hardest primary schools to enter in Somerset

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 06:20 · Archive

The Great British Schools Guide has identified the 10 most oversubscribed primary schools in Somerset based on catchment distance and capacity.

Catchment area data has revealed which primary schools are the most difficult to gain a place at in Somerset. The Great British Schools Guide has identified the 10 most oversubscribed primary schools across the area, using median distance travelled by pupils as an indicator of a school's catchment area.

Schools are classed as oversubscribed when the number of pupils on roll exceeds their official capacity. The analysis excludes grammar schools, faith schools that do not allocate places based on distance, and schools without at least two years of pupil data. It focuses on mainstream state-funded schools with at least 30 pupils in both the 2023 and 2025 intake cohorts, and excludes Bath and North East Somerset and Bristol.

The GBSG explained that median distance figures show where a school's pupils live rather than how hard it is to get a place. These distances are combined with how full each school is to produce the hardest and easiest lists. Parents can check which catchment area they are in on the GBSG website.

How it is being reported

• The 10 hardest primary schools to get into in Somerset revealedNew data reveals the 10 hardest primary schools to get into across Somerset, based on catchment distance and capacity.Bridgwater Mercury · 24 Oct, 05:00
• The 10 hardest primary schools to get into in Somerset revealedNew data reveals the 10 hardest primary schools to get into across Somerset, based on catchment distance and capacity.Somerset County Gazette · 24 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Somerset · Great British Schools Guide · Bath and North East Somerset · Bristol

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