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School Atlas lists 219 state primary schools, 34 state secondary schools, 1 all-through school, 9 special schools, 3 alternative provision schools and 4 post-16 schools and colleges in Somerset. It also lists 37 independent schools and 193 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 126 have a religious character: 115 Church of England, 8 Roman Catholic, 2 Church of England/Methodist and 1 Methodist.
Of the 254 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in Somerset, 128 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 6 Outstanding, 118 Good and 4 Requires improvement.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 32 of these schools have had one.
We hold the catchment area for 236 schools in Somerset. Select a school on the map to see its area.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 99 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.