Secondary schools in Somerset

There are 36 secondary schools in Somerset, teaching 28,715 pupils. Of the 33 with a score, 6 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 13 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Somerset All schools in Somerset Places within

Pupils from low-income families23%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools6 of 33scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards4inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)192 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full7 of 33schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size23.6one-teacher classes, January census

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Getting a place in Somerset

From Somerset council's allocation figures for 2026 entry: 6 secondary schools, 6 of which filled on distance. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

The Castle School 580 m
Court Fields School 1.0 miles
Bishop Fox's School 1.1 miles
Chilton Trinity School 1.5 miles
Westfield Academy 1.6 miles
Brymore Academy 3.5 miles

Source: Somerset council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Secondary schools (36)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	The Castle SchoolAcademy · ages 11-19 · Taunton	1,207	13%	Outstanding 2023	88	84 to 92
2	Huish Episcopi AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Langport	1,192	21%	Report card 2026	74	66 to 80
3	The Kings of Wessex AcademyAcademy · ages 13-18 · Cheddar	1,043	14%	Not inspected	73	65 to 79
4	Avanti Park SchoolFree school · ages 4-13 · Frome	503	16%	Good 2024	71	52 to 83
5	Bishop Fox's SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Taunton	1,123	23%	Good 2023	66	57 to 74
6	Brymore AcademyAcademy · ages 11-17 · Bridgwater	327	15%	Good 2024	65	52 to 75
7	Haygrove SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Bridgwater	1,051	23%	Good 2024	63	53 to 71
8	Sexey's SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Bruton	633	13%	Good 2023	61	50 to 71
9	Buckler's Mead SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Yeovil	812	32%	Good 2024	60	49 to 70
10	Preston School AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Yeovil	1,003	22%	Good 2023	60	49 to 69
11	The Blue SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Wells	1,362	19%	Good 2023	57	47 to 66
12	Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Wedmore	595	16%	Good 2023	52	31 to 71
13	St Dunstan's SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Glastonbury	529	31%	Good 2024	50	37 to 61
14	Fairlands Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Cheddar	405	19%	No overall grade 2024	49	28 to 69
15	Ansford AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Castle Cary	469	19%	Report card 2026	46	35 to 58
16	Selwood AcademyAcademy · ages 9-13 · Frome	658	21%	Good 2022	45	26 to 66
17	Court Fields SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Wellington	861	26%	Good 2023	43	32 to 53
18	Chilton Trinity SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Bridgwater	990	29%	No overall grade 2024	40	30 to 50
19	Crispin School AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Street	978	19%	Good 2023	38	29 to 48
20	WhitstoneAcademy · ages 11-16 · Shepton Mallet	545	23%	Good 2022	36	26 to 47
21	Holyrood AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Chard	1,282	27%	Good 2023	32	23 to 42
22	Westfield AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Yeovil	1,013	23%	Good 2023	28	21 to 38
23	Wadham SchoolChurch of England · ages 11-16 · Crewkerne	763	20%	No overall grade 2025	28	20 to 37
24	Stanchester AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Stoke-sub-Hamdon	829	22%	No overall grade 2024	27	19 to 36
25	King Arthur's SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Wincanton	450	28%	No overall grade 2025	26	18 to 36
26	Frome Community CollegeAcademy · ages 13-18 · Frome	1,298	25%	Good 2023	20	15 to 26
27	Kingsmead AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Taunton	892	19%	No overall grade 2024	18	13 to 24
28	The King Alfred School an AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Highbridge	1,269	31%	Good 2022	18	13 to 23
29	Minehead Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Minehead	570	27%	No overall grade 2025	7	3 to 14
30	West Somerset CollegeAcademy · ages 13-19 · Minehead	745	26%	Report card 2026	6	4 to 9
31	Oakfield AcademyAcademy · ages 9-13 · Frome	490	32%	Requires improvement 2024	3	1 to 7
32	Monkton Wood AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Taunton	1,267	25%	Inadequate 2023	2	1 to 3
33	Bridgwater College AcademyAcademy · ages 3-16 · Bridgwater	1,561	36%	Report card 2026	1	1 to 2
	Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Taunton	–	–	Not inspected	–
	Pyrland SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Taunton	–	–	No overall grade 2025	–
	Robert Blake AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Bridgwater	–	–	Not inspected	–

Secondary schools by town in Somerset

Bridgwater5 schools Bruton1 schools Castle Cary1 schools Chard1 schools Cheddar2 schools Crewkerne1 schools Frome4 schools Glastonbury1 schools Highbridge1 schools Langport1 schools Minehead2 schools Shepton Mallet1 schools Stoke-sub-Hamdon1 schools Street1 schools Taunton6 schools Wellington1 schools Wells1 schools Wincanton1 schools Yeovil3 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Devon43 schools Gloucestershire41 schools Cornwall31 schools Wiltshire29 schools Dorset29 schools Bristol, City of25 schools South Gloucestershire19 schools Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole24 schools Plymouth19 schools Bath and North East Somerset14 schools Swindon14 schools North Somerset11 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.