School admissions in Radstock
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 5 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Radstock in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 16 schools in Radstock first 282 times for 297 places: 0.95 first choices per place. 3 of the 16 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.56 miles (St Vigor & St John Church School) to 1.89 miles (Longvernal Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Radstock first 553 times for 577 places: 0.96 first choices per place. One of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Norton Hill Academy, to 2.30 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
16 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke St Michael Primary School | 1.14 | 7 | not published |
| Longvernal Primary School | 1.13 | 30 | 1.894 miles |
| St Vigor & St John Church School | 1.10 | 30 | 0.556 miles |
| Kilmersdon Church School | 1.00 | 9 | not published |
| Oakhill Church School | 1.00 | 9 | not published |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 20 | not published |
| Midsomer Norton Primary School | 0.96 | 24 | not published |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 0.94 | 32 | not published |
| Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School | 0.92 | 13 | not published |
| Westfield Primary School | 0.90 | 39 | not published |
| Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School | 0.89 | 19 | 5.458 miles |
| St Nicholas Church School | 0.89 | 18 | not published |
| Welton Primary School | 0.87 | 15 | not published |
| Hemington Primary School | 0.86 | 7 | not published |
| Leigh On Mendip School | 0.73 | 11 | not published |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | 0.64 | 14 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Hill Academy | 1.09 | 279 | 2.299 miles |
| Somervale Secondary School | 0.86 | 120 | not published |
| Writhlington School | 0.83 | 178 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.