Sexey's School Catchment Area
Sexey's School is an academy converter secondary school in Bruton, Somerset , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 667 pupils, and a capacity of 664 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
11-18
Age range
667
Pupils
664
Capacity
100%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2023
Sexey's School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Sexey's School?
The catchment area for Sexey's School is the geographic zone Somerset uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Somerset publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Sexey's School is managed by Somerset and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Somerset before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Somerset catchment area documents →Sexey's School: at or above its 664 place limit
Sexey's School has a published admission number of 664 places. 667 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 664 places. Somerset allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Bruton.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Somerset publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Somerset Council school admissions (official) →
Sexey's School: School Information
- Full address
- Cole Road, Bruton, BA10 0DF
- Local authority
- Somerset
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-18 years
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 10% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 137313
Other Church of England Schools in Somerset
Sexey's School shares its religious character with these Church of England schools across Somerset. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Berkley Church of England First School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Frome
Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Somerton
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Radstock
Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Taunton
Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to Sexey's School by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Sexey's School
What is the catchment area for Sexey's School? ▾
The catchment area for Sexey's School is the geographic zone Somerset uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Somerset publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Sexey's School oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, Sexey's School currently has 667 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 664 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for Sexey's School? ▾
Sexey's School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Somerset before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Sexey's School cover? ▾
Sexey's School is a secondary school in Bruton, Somerset, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Sexey's School? ▾
Sexey's School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2023. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.