- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
336 first choices, 237 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1652.7
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,207
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
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- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Somerset average, low absence.
198 first choices, 199 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1651.5
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,192
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Somerset average, low absence.
185 first choices, 205 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.3
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,003
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Somerset average.
Attainment 8 at 1647.2
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.9%Somerset 9.7%
- Pupils
- 1,043
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Somerset average, low absence.
287 first choices, 224 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.7
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,123
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Somerset average.
193 first choices, 197 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.7
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.1%Somerset 9.7%
- Pupils
- 1,362
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Somerset average.
190 first choices, 211 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1649.5
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.3%Somerset 9.7%
- Pupils
- 1,051
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Somerset average, low absence.
182 first choices, 185 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1643.3
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 978
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a sixth form
Results above the Somerset average.
97 first choices, 98 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1647.1
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.3%Somerset 9.7%
- Pupils
- 633
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results close to the Somerset average.
85 first choices, 87 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1644.9
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 8.8%Somerset 9.7%
- Pupils
- 469
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the England average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1172%
England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 595
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Methodist
Results well above the England average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1171%
England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 658
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Somerset average, low absence.
141 first choices, 152 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.3
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 812
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Somerset average, low absence.
220 first choices, 208 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.6
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,013
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Somerset average, high absence.
99 first choices, 99 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1648.7
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 529
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Somerset average.
201 first choices, 192 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1644.0
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.0%Somerset 9.7%
- Pupils
- 861
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Somerset average.
205 first choices, 207 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.9
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.0%Somerset 9.7%
- Pupils
- 1,282
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 3 areas
Results close to the Somerset average.
138 first choices, 146 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.9
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.1%Somerset 9.7%
- Pupils
- 829
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Ofsted:Good in every area
Results close to the Somerset average.
227 first choices, 198 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1642.3
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.5%Somerset 9.7%
- Pupils
- 990
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Boys
Results below the Somerset average.
61 first choices, 34 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1637.2
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.0%Somerset 9.7%
- Pupils
- 327
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Somerset average, high absence.
Attainment 8 at 1642.8
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,298
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.0
- Ofsted:Good in every area
Results well below the England average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1154%
England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 405
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results below the England average, low absence.
57 first choices, 57 offers made
Met the standard at 1157%
England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 503
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 2 areas
- Church of England
Results close to the Somerset average.
87 first choices, 87 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1641.7
Somerset 43.4England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.7%Somerset 9.7%
- Pupils
- 763
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Secondary schools76including 28 special
- Attainment 8 at 1643.4England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding91%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools17 of 761 Catholic, 10 Church of England
- With a nursery class6take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals24.5%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Somerset's secondary schools spread out
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Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Somerset
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 55 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 1 of 21
- Good: 18 of 21
- Requires improvement: 1 of 21
- Inadequate: 1 of 21
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Somerset
Some are faith schools.
17 of the 76 secondary schools in Somerset have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Somerset, explained
There are 76 secondary schools in Somerset, teaching 38,760 children. 1 are run by the council and 41 are academies or free schools. Among them are 28 special and 28 independent schools.
91% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Somerset scored an average Attainment 8 of 43.4 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
24.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,427 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 25.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Bridgwater4 secondary schools
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- Cheddar2 secondary schools
- Glastonbury2 secondary schools
- Minehead2 secondary schools
- Wellington2 secondary schools
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- Burnham-on-Sea1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Somerset?
There are 76 secondary schools in Somerset, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Somerset?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Somerset on Eduscope are The Castle School, Huish Episcopi Academy and Preston School Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Somerset?
Somerset has 1 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 18 are rated Good, meaning 91% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Somerset ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Somerset secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Somerset is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Somerset?
When choosing a secondary school in Somerset, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 76 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.