Somervale Secondary School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Radstock, South West BA3 2JD · Bath and North East Somerset
#186 of 402 secondary schools in South West
#1899 of 4,090 nationally
About Somervale Secondary School
Somervale Secondary School is a academy secondary located in Radstock, in the Bath and North East Somerset local authority of South West, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 781 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 51.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in England and 186th of 402 ranked secondary schools in South West. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (60th percentile), and its weakest is grade 5+ in english & maths (45th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 781; capacity filled 93.1%; grade 4+ english & maths 63.4%; ebacc average points 3.97.
There are 21 schools in Radstock; Somervale Secondary School ranks 11th of 21 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)45.0
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)39.7%
- A level points per entry (10%)34.7
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)23.9%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Somervale Secondary School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 781
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 23.9%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 93.1%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 45.0
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 39.7%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 63.4%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.97
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 34.7
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Somervale Secondary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St John's CofE Primary School
Radstock · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
382 students · 64 m away
Midsomer Norton Primary School
Radstock · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
256 students · 506 m away
Longvernal Primary School
Radstock · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
203 students · 516 m away
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,757 students · 561 m away
Norton Hill Primary School
Midsomer Norton · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
337 students · 911 m away
Westfield Primary School
Radstock · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
358 students · 1.2 km away
Welton Primary School
Radstock · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
160 students · 1.2 km away
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Radstock · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
120 students · 1.3 km away
Paulton Junior School
Paulton · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
238 students · 2.4 km away
Paulton Infant School
Bristol · Academy primary · Ages 5–7
148 students · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in South West with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
782 students
Dawlish College
Dawlish · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
782 students
Plymouth High School for Girls
Plymouth · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
782 students
Five Acres High School
Coleford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
786 students
Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
775 students
Broadoak Academy
Weston-Super-Mare · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
792 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Somervale Secondary School a good school?
Somervale Secondary School has a Success Index (England) of 51.6 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #186 of 402 in South West. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Somervale Secondary School rank in South West?
Somervale Secondary School ranks #186 of 402 secondary schools in South West and #1899 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Somervale Secondary School?
Somervale Secondary School had 781 students in 2025.
Is Somervale Secondary School a primary school or a secondary school?
Somervale Secondary School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Somervale Secondary School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Somervale Secondary School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.