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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 June 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 17 January 2013Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry300 applications · 120 places offered · 103 named it first
- 2026 2.5; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
- 2025 2.0; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
- 2024 1.9; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.9
- 2023 2.0; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
- 2022 1.8; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
- 2021 2.0; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.2
- 2020 2.0; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.2
- 2019 2.5; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.3
- 2018 1.9; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
- 2017 2.2; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
- 2016 2.7; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
- 2015 2.3; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.9
- 2014 1.9; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.9
- This school
- Bath and North East Somerset median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 120 | 300 | 2.5 | 103 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 | 141 | 281 | 2.0 | 138 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 138 | 258 | 1.9 | 111 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2023 | 164 | 320 | 2.0 | 162 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 | 176 | 316 | 1.8 | 169 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 137 | 270 | 2.0 | 109 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2020 | 134 | 264 | 2.0 | 135 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2019 | 98 | 242 | 2.5 | 93 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2018 | 111 | 210 | 1.9 | 107 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 99 | 214 | 2.2 | 93 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 66 | 181 | 2.7 | 62 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 | 59 | 133 | 2.3 | 56 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2014 | 89 | 171 | 1.9 | 88 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 119 | 45.8 | 40% | 66% | – |
| 2024/25 | 131 | 45.0 | 40% | 63% | – |
| 2023/24 | 89 | 43.3 | 39% | 64% | +0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 109 | 45.8 | 43% | 66% | +0.28 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Somervale Secondary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · Bath and North East SomersetGraded · no overall grade20241.5applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · Bath and North East SomersetRemains Good202432.4Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · Bath and North East SomersetGood20231.3applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
- 10.7 km · Bath and North East SomersetGood20222.6applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
- 11.2 km · Somerset20261.3applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 12.1 km · Somerset2026
- 12.6 km · Bath and North East Somerset20261.7applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
- 13.0 km · Bath and North East SomersetRemains Good20222.1applications per place 59.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136311 · 800/4133
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 839 pupils · 781 on roll
- Free school meals
- 23.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2010
- Replaced
- Somervale School (URN 109307)
- Address
- Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2JD
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources