Applying for school

Includes information about catchment areas and admissions policies

In this section

Apply for school travel assistance

Find out if you can get help with school travel and how to apply

Somerset's Local Offer - Education

Includes SEND education support for 0 to 4, for 5 to 15 and over 16

Further and higher education in the Southwest

Information about locations of education settings in the Southwest

School place applications

Information to help you apply for a place at a school in Somerset

Find a school

Details of all schools, colleges and education settings in Somerset

School catchment

Check the catchment area of the school you are interested in

Pages in School place applications

Apply to start school for the first time

If your child is due to start school for the first time you can apply for a place

Primary admissions guide

Useful information about choosing a school and applying for a school, all in one place

Starting at a junior or middle school

Information about applying for a place at a junior school or a middle school

Starting at a secondary or upper school in September

If your child is due to transfer to a secondary or upper school you can apply on this page

Secondary admissions guide

Useful information about moving from a primary, junior or middle school to a secondary school, all in one place

Delayed or Accelerated Admission

How to ask for your child to start school a year early or a year late

In-year school admissions

In-year admissions means changing school outside of the usual transfer cycle

Our admission arrangements

Details of the school admission arrangements for Voluntary Controlled and Community schools

School Place Allocation Summaries

You can find the details of the place allocation for schools here

Appeal an In-Year school admissions refusal

If you are not offered a place at a school you prefer, you can appeal

Appeals for a place to start school in September

There are 2 types of appeal, infant class size appeals and standard appeals

Refused a place at your preferred school

Advice if you have not been offered one or more of your preferences to start at a new school in September

Academy schools

Academies are publicly funded independent schools