The King Alfred SchoolEst. 2018
StateSecondary
Profile updated · DfE GIASTRI £4,000/teacherGoodNov 2022
Ages11 - 18
Pupils1,269
Inspected Nov 2022 · View report
The answers
40.7
Attainment 8
2025-26 (provisional)
How close did you need to live?
In 2026, everyone who named The King Alfred School was offered a place (DfE). Offers can change from year to year.
5.49 miles was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26.
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Admission figures: 2026-27
Applications closed Sat 31 Oct 2026 · offers Mon 1 Mar 2027
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How places are allocated:Official catchment
Appeals in this council · 10% successful (2025-26 entry)
10% of secondary admission appeals heard in Somerset Council were successful (2025-26 entry — 99 heard).
2025-26: 10%2024-25: 15%2023-24: 17%2022-23: 22%2021-22: 49%
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How close did you need to live?
In 2026, everyone who named The King Alfred School was offered a place (DfE). Offers can change from year to year.
5.49miles
was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2025-26 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year: not a boundary, and not a guarantee.
Last distance offered at The King Alfred School, year by year →
The King Alfred School: key facts
What did Ofsted judge The King Alfred School's overall effectiveness to be?
Ofsted judged The King Alfred School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in November 2022, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The King Alfred School?
The King Alfred School has 1,269 pupils on roll.