Best Schools in Radstock

How many schools are there in Radstock?

Radstock has 22 open schools: 16 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Radstock?

None of the 15 graded schools in Radstock currently holds an Outstanding rating. 13 are rated Good, so 87% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Radstock get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Radstock with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Norton Hill Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 51 and 55% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Somervale Secondary School, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.8 and 40% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Writhlington School, with an Attainment 8 score of 42.5 and 33% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Norton Hill AcademySomervale Secondary SchoolWrithlington School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Radstock have the best SATs results?

Of the 13 primary schools in Radstock with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Westfield Primary School (94% in reading, 98% in maths); Longvernal Primary School (93% in reading, 81% in maths); and St Vigor & St John Church School (84% in reading, 88% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Westfield Primary SchoolLongvernal Primary SchoolSt Vigor & St John Church School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Radstock?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Radstock selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Radstock?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Bath and North East Somerset published how far the last place offered went at this school: Longvernal Primary School, 1.894 miles for 2026 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Longvernal Primary School

Source: Bath and North East Somerset admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Radstock?

Apply to your council - Bath and North East Somerset or Somerset, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.