The Blue School Catchment Area
The Blue School is an academy converter secondary school in Wells, Somerset , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 1357 pupils, and a capacity of 1640 places. Find catchment area guidance, admissions policy details and nearby secondary schools below.
11-18
Age range
1,357
Pupils
1,640
Capacity
83%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2017
The Blue School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for The Blue School?
The catchment area for The Blue 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 The Blue 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.
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 →The Blue School: 1640 places, 83% filled: places available
The Blue School has a published admission number of 1640 places. 1357 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 83%. At 83% full, the school currently has headroom below its 1640 place limit. Catchment distance criteria still apply when the school is oversubscribed, but at current demand levels, places have been available for applicants outside the immediate catchment area.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 17.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Wells.
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) →
The Blue School: School Information
- Full address
- Kennion Road, Wells, BA5 2NR
- 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
- 17.9% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 137285
Other Church of England Schools in Somerset
The Blue 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 The Blue 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: The Blue School
What is the catchment area for The Blue School? ▾
The catchment area for The Blue 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 The Blue School oversubscribed? ▾
The Blue School has a capacity of 1640 places and currently has 1357 pupils enrolled. For the most up-to-date data, check with Somerset.
What is the admissions policy for The Blue School? ▾
The Blue 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 The Blue School cover? ▾
The Blue School is a secondary school in Wells, 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 The Blue School? ▾
The Blue School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2017. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.