School Chooser

Where to live in Somerset for good schools

Schools in Somerset average 38 on the School Chooser Score. House prices aren't published in enough detail to compare parts of the council, so the postcode districts below are ranked on their schools alone: the average score of the primaries and secondaries in each, and the best of each. Click a district for its full list and map.

#Postcode districtSchools scorePrimariesSecondariesBest primaryBest secondary
1TA123 primaries, 0 secondaries80802 scored–Ash Church of England Primary School 96–
2BA203 primaries, 0 secondaries78783 scored–Huish Primary School 83–
3TA105 primaries, 1 secondary75755 scored741 scoredHuish Episcopi Primary School 94Huish Episcopi Academy 74
4BA101 primary, 1 secondary57531 scored611 scoredBruton Primary School 53Sexey's School 61
5TA110 primaries, 2 secondaries484210 scored772 scoredBishops Hull Primary School 74The Castle School 88
6TA113 primaries, 0 secondaries47473 scored–Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School 72–
7TA310 primaries, 0 secondaries464610 scored–Orchard Grove Primary School 97–
8BA229 primaries, 0 secondaries46468 scored–Kingfisher Primary School 95–
9TA79 primaries, 0 secondaries45459 scored–Middlezoy Primary School 79–
10TA2110 primaries, 1 secondary45458 scored431 scoredIsambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School 91Court Fields School 43
11BA164 primaries, 1 secondary43454 scored381 scoredWalton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 69Crispin School Academy 38
12BA66 primaries, 1 secondary43414 scored501 scoredWest Pennard Church of England Primary School 66St Dunstan's School 50
13BA1111 primaries, 1 secondary424410 scored201 scoredRode Methodist VC First School 76Frome Community College 20
14BA219 primaries, 3 secondaries41389 scored493 scoredPreston CofE Primary School 100Buckler's Mead School 60
15TA56 primaries, 1 secondary40356 scored651 scoredEnmore Church of England Primary School 90Brymore Academy 65
16TA208 primaries, 1 secondary36378 scored321 scoredCombe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School 94Holyrood Academy 32
17TA49 primaries, 1 secondary34367 scored181 scoredLydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School 90Kingsmead Academy 18
18BS272 primaries, 1 secondary33132 scored731 scoredCheddar First School 15The Kings of Wessex Academy 73
19TA195 primaries, 0 secondaries32325 scored–Neroche Primary School 78–
20TA84 primaries, 0 secondaries31312 scored–St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 53–
21TA614 primaries, 4 secondaries302914 scored353 scoredSomerset Bridge Primary School 79Haygrove School 63
22BA83 primaries, 0 secondaries30303 scored–Abbas and Templecombe Church School 72–
23BA47 primaries, 1 secondary28277 scored361 scoredUpton Noble CofE VC Primary School 49Whitstone 36
24BA510 primaries, 1 secondary28248 scored571 scoredPriddy Primary School 66The Blue School 57
25TA210 primaries, 2 secondaries262910 scored21 scoredStaplegrove Church School 62Monkton Wood Academy 2
26BA92 primaries, 1 secondary26262 scored261 scoredWincanton Primary School 33King Arthur's School 26
27BA72 primaries, 1 secondary2192 scored461 scoredCastle Cary Community Primary School 16Ansford Academy 46
28TA96 primaries, 1 secondary18185 scored181 scoredBrent Knoll Church of England Primary School 66The King Alfred School an Academy 18
29TA142 primaries, 1 secondary17132 scored271 scoredCastle Primary School 18Stanchester Academy 27
30TA247 primaries, 1 secondary16186 scored61 scoredTimberscombe Church of England First School 42West Somerset College 6
31TA185 primaries, 1 secondary15135 scored281 scoredSt Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School 46Wadham School 28
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How to read this

A district's score is the average School Chooser Score of its state primary and secondary schools that have a score. A district with only one scored school is shown but not ranked. A school counts in the postcode district of its own address, which isn't the same as its catchment area, so check the school's own Getting a place section before you choose a street.