Somervale Secondary School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bath and North East Somerset
Redfield Road, Radstock, BA3 2JD
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.6%
15.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
781
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
839 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
138 of 138 families who put it first got an offer
141
Places offered
281
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 138 | 138 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 112 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 26 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 281 | 139 | 49% |
1st preference success by year
Bath and North East Somerset lets families list 5 preferences. 23 applications came from outside the council area (8 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Joanna Postlethwaite
- Address
- Redfield Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2JD
- Phone
- 01761414276
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Midsomer Norton Redfield · Frome and East Somerset
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136311
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
781 pupils · 839 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
29 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 770 pupils
Attendance
93.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.01 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.79 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.27 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.97 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 131 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.71 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 18.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 24 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 129 | 14% | 49% | 71% | |
| English Language | 129 | 15% | 47% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 128 | 9% | 51% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 108 | 6% | 44% | 67% | |
| Statistics | 99 | 0% | 24% | 60% | |
| History | 90 | 13% | 37% | 46% | |
| Art and Design | 72 | 14% | 60% | 69% | |
| Geography | 54 | 11% | 26% | 39% | |
| French | 50 | 6% | 44% | 62% | |
| Religious Studies | 30 | 10% | 23% | 37% | |
| Music | 22 | 5% | 64% | 86% | |
| Biology | 21 | 71% | 90% | 90% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 6 | 0% | 50% | 50% | |
| Mathematics | 6 | 0% | 17% | 50% | |
| Chemistry | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Psychology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Business Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Economics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Photography | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 33% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 33% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bath and North East Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.