Somervale Secondary School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bath and North East Somerset Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Somervale Secondary School is a secondary school in Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 June 2022. Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Somervale Secondary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 2 of the 4 earlier years.
- For Year 7 in 2026: 103 first-choice applications for 120 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 17 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 34 of the 300 applications (11%) came from families living outside Bath and North East Somerset; 12 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); Attainment 8 score 45 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bath and North East Somerset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2JD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 781 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils come first in this happy, caring and accepting school.”
- “They think that they are well looked after by staff who know them well as individuals.”
- “Pupils know that staff are there to help and support them whenever needed.”
To improve
- “Assessment is not used consistently across all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 103 first-preference applications, 120 offers in total, 103 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bath and North East Somerset.
- Norton Hill Academy 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Somerset Studio School 2.4 mi School remains Good
- Writhlington School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Saint Gregory's Catholic College 6.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Chew Valley School 7.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hayesfield Girls School 8.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beechen Cliff School 8.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Oldfield School 8.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published