Schools in postcode district BS26. Add your full home postcode below for distance filtering and a your neighbourhood comparison with the wider BS26 area.
📍Covers: Axbridge and Weare
Add your home postcode in the green box below. Until then, distances use the centre of BS26. The list starts at 3 miles — you can change that. Not an official school catchment.
2state-funded schools in BS26, Somerset
2Primary
2024–25DfE & Ofsted
📊 Neighbourhood & area context
The figures below use three different geographies. Your neighbourhood appears when you add your full postcode. BS26 covers the schools and averages on this page. Sedgemoor is the whole council area for census and crime, which may not match your street. We only show statistics we have for this district.
Area snapshot for BS26
Crime, deprivation near local schools, and Ofsted outcomes for schools in BS26, each shown separately. Crime relates to the whole council area. The other two relate to this postcode district. We do not give the area an overall score.
CrimeLikely below England average80.3 crimes per 1,000 residents · ~last 12 monthsSedgemoor (whole council area, not BS26 alone)
Deprivation near schoolsSlightly less deprived than average for EnglandIMD band 7 of 10 nationallyNeighbourhoods around schools in BS26
School inspectionsGenerally Good2 of 2 graded Good or OutstandingSchools in postcode district BS26
Add your full home postcode in the green box above to compare your street with BS26 and Sedgemoor.
Postcode district BS26
Schools and other averages for postcode district BS26. This matches the map and school list before you change the distance filter.
Schools in district
2 (2 primary, 0 secondary)
Average attendance
97.2%
Average free school meals
13.9%
Average SEN
6.2%
Average EAL
1.8%
Deprivation around local schools
Slightly less deprived than average for England
Green space
Moderate – some green space within reach
Wider area: Sedgemoor
Census and crime for the whole of Sedgemoor (the local council within Somerset). These figures are council-wide and are not broken down to your village or street.
Population
125,354
Households
51,118
Aged under 18
19.4%
Aged 16–64 (approx.)
56.8%
Aged 65+
23.8%
Ethnicity
White 97%, Asian 1%, Mixed 1%
Crimes (estimated)
10,066
Crimes per 1,000 (estimated)
80.3Below national average
About these figures: School statistics mostly 2024–25. Pipeline checked May 2026. Wider-area lines use Census 2021 for Sedgemoor. Crime figures are rough estimates for the council area, not police records for your street. Use the (i) on each row for source and geography. Full methodology · Data updates
📍Map of schools in this area
The map shows 2 schools in postcode district BS26. Numbered circles group nearby schools — click to zoom in. Use the list beside the map, a pin, or Show on map on a school card below.
Map key (phases, Ofsted, markers)
Pin colour shows school phase. Letters on pins: P primary, S secondary. Ofsted and admissions are on each school card below.
School phase
Primary (P)
Secondary (S)
District centre
12Numbered circles group nearby schools — click to zoom in
📏How far from the BS26 centre?
Pick a radius to control which schools appear in the list below. Only schools whose postcode is in BS26 are included — we measure the straight-line distance from BS26 centre. Add your home postcode above to search by distance from your address across nearby districts.
🎯 Show schools within:
3 miles is selected by default. Add your home postcode at the top to measure from your address instead of the district centre. Try 1 mile or 1.5 miles for a shorter list, 3 miles for a wider search, or All in district for every BS26 school regardless of distance. Straight-line distance only — not walking, driving, or an official catchment area.
Common questions in this area
📋Usually oversubscribed near here?
In BS26, 2 of 2 schools with admissions data are marked as usually oversubscribed on their cards. That is a historic demand signal — not a guarantee you will or will not get a place. Always check the local authority admissions rules and the school’s published PAN.
🚶How far is the school run?
Add your home postcode at the top of the page to see distances from your door. Until then, distances use BS26 centre. All figures are straight-line miles — not walking or driving time, and not catchment areas.
🔄What changed recently?
School and area figures come from open government releases (mostly 2024/25 where published). 2 schools here have a last inspection date on their cards; 0 show a plain-English note when Ofsted published area judgements without an overall grade.
No secondary schools within 3 miles. Try a larger radius or “All in district”.
❓Common questions about schools in BS26
How many schools are in the BS26 postcode district?
We list 2 state-funded schools whose address postcode starts with BS26: 2 primary, 0 secondary. Independent schools are not included.
What areas does BS26 cover?
Postcode district BS26 spans Axbridge and Weare. Exact boundaries follow Royal Mail outward codes — use the map and school addresses for a specific street.
What are Ofsted ratings like for schools in BS26?
Among schools on this page: 2 Good. Grades are the latest published overall effectiveness or monitoring outcome — always check the full report on Ofsted’s site.
What is average attendance like in BS26?
Across schools here with published absence data, mean attendance is about 97.2% (2024–25). Individual schools vary — see each card.
Can I find schools near my home, not just in BS26?
Yes. Enter your full home postcode above. We show every school within your chosen radius (1–3 miles, straight line) from your address, including schools in neighbouring postcode districts — not only BS26. Choose “All in district” to limit the list to BS26 addresses only. This is not an official catchment map.
📖 Guide to school and area statistics
What the numbers on this page for BS26 mean. Area rows may still show (i) for data source and geography.
School listings
What you see on each school card
Only fields that appear on at least one school on this page are listed.
School type
How the school is run. For example academy, council-maintained, voluntary aided or free school.
Trust
The multi-academy trust or sponsor running the school, where it is an academy.
Age range
Year groups on roll. For example 4–11 for primary, or 11–18 with sixth form.
Ofsted
Latest published inspection grade, inspection date where we have it, and a link to the school’s page on the Ofsted reports site.
Straight-line miles
Distance as the crow flies from your home postcode when you have entered one, otherwise from the middle of this district. Not walking or driving time.
Walking, cycling and park-and-stride hints
Rough bands from straight-line miles: about 1 mile or less may suit walking; about 1–2.5 miles we show cycling and park-and-stride; over about 2.5 miles park-and-stride only. Not checked routes or journey times.
Pupils
Number of pupils on roll from published school census data.
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals. Often used as one indicator of economic disadvantage in the catchment. Useful context, not a comment on pupils or families.
SEN
Share of pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan. A higher figure can reflect inclusive admissions and experience, or more demand on staff. Check what is on site and talk to the SENCO.
SEN provision
Extra on-site support such as a resourced provision or SEN unit.
English as an additional language (EAL)
Pupils whose first language is not English. Many schools support this well; if English at home matters to you, ask how beginners are taught in class. Not a measure of overall quality.
Attendance
Share of possible sessions attended. Higher is better.
Persistent absence
Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
Admissions pressure
Indicative label from recent applications versus places — oversubscribed, about average or often has spaces.
Area overview
What you see in the area overview
Matches the snapshot and tables below: your postcode, this district, then the wider council area.
Area snapshot
Crime for the whole council compared with England, deprivation near schools in this postcode district, and how local schools fare in Ofsted inspections. Shown separately, not as one overall area mark.
Schools in district
How many schools are in this postcode district, split by primary and secondary.
Average attendance
Mean attendance across schools here with published absence data.
Average free school meals
Mean free school meals eligibility across schools here with published data.
Average SEN
Mean SEN percentage across schools here with published data.
Average EAL
Mean English as an additional language percentage where published.
Deprivation
How deprived neighbourhoods around schools here are compared with England (official deprivation index, shown as bands 1–10 where 1 is most deprived and 10 is least deprived).
Green space
Brief summary of access to parks or countryside nearby.
Your home neighbourhood
When you enter your full home postcode, we compare deprivation for your small area with the typical area around schools in this district.
Population, households, ethnicity and age
Census figures for the local council area, not your street or this postcode district alone.
Crime figures
Often a rough council-wide estimate, not police records for your postcode. Badges compare to the national average when we have recorded data.
Using this page
Using this page
Tools on this page for narrowing schools and understanding distances.
Distance filter
Controls which schools appear in the list — 1, 1.5, 2 or 3 miles, or every school in this district. Not an admissions catchment.
About these figures
School and Ofsted data from official releases. The area overview splits postcode-district figures from wider council context, with dates at the bottom of that panel.
