School admissions in Weymouth
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 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.
Reception places, September 2026
13 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School | 1.27 | 30 | not published |
| Radipole Primary School | 1.17 | 58 | 1.116 miles |
| Conifers Primary School | 1.10 | 30 | not published |
| Bincombe Valley Primary School | 1.07 | 27 | not published |
| Portesham Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 1 | not published |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth | 1.00 | 27 | not published |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 28 | not published |
| Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery | 0.98 | 49 | not published |
| Southill Primary School | 0.97 | 29 | 1.56 miles |
| Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery | 0.96 | 52 | not published |
| Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School | 0.86 | 14 | not published |
| Chickerell Primary Academy | 0.82 | 51 | not published |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 0.71 | 24 | 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. 0 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints' Church of England Academy | 1.00 | 93 |
| Wey Valley Academy | 1.00 | 182 |
| Budmouth Academy Weymouth | 1.00 | 235 |
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.