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St Dubricius Church of England VA School

PrimaryAges 2–9Voluntary aidedChurch of England

Porlock, TA24 8QJ · Somerset local authority

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Getting in
12/12
first choices offered a place, 2026 (England: 93%)
How full
90 pupils
100% of its 90 places
Free school meals
10%
10 in 100 pupils eligible · outlined square = England’s schools (25)
The gist

What stands out about St Dubricius Church of England VA School

  • No letter for this school: the reason is below.
  • 10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (fewer than England’s 25%)
  • Ofsted: Good, February 2023 (shown, not graded)
  • Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026 (12 of 12)
  • Homes in its postcode sector (TA24 8) sold for a median £317,500; Porlock’s is £300,000
Getting in

How hard is it to get a place at St Dubricius Church of England VA School?

Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026.

12
families put it first for September 2026
12
places offered
100%
of first choices offered a place (England’s primaries: 93%)
First choices and places, by year of entry
20192020202120222023202420252026
Families who put it firstPlaces offered
Red figures: first choices not offered a place

Years when some first choices missed out: 2024 (2). The council runs the coordinated admissions; each school’s rules (siblings, distance, faith) decide who gets in. DfE doesn’t publish the furthest distance offered, so check the council’s admissions booklet for that. The school’s governing body sets the admissions rules. Apply through Somerset council’s coordinated admissions.

Demand for primary schools nearby, September 2026

Outline = places offered · green = families who put it first · striped = more first choices than places

1.10 per place
91% got their first choice
1.00 per place
94% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
St Dubricius CofE VA
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
0.96 per place
100% got their first choice

Who goes here

DfE school census, January 2025

93 pupils. SEN support is extra help in school for a special educational need; an EHC plan is the council’s legal plan for pupils who need more.

SEN support
18.3%England 15.3%
EHC plan
3.2%England 3.6%
English as an additional language
0%England 18.8%
Free school meals in the last 6 years
10.8%England 26.2%

Girls and boys

Girls 52%Boys 48%
Its letter

No letter for St Dubricius Church of England VA School

A first or lower school: pupils move on before the Key Stage 2 tests at 11, so there are no results to grade.

Letters go to England’s open mainstream state schools with published Key Stage 2 or GCSE results (grammar schools included), each against the schools of its own phase.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspections

Shown, not graded: Ofsted is never part of a letter or the School Grade.

Ungraded inspection: School remains Good, February 2023.

The full reports on Ofsted ↗

Living nearby

Living near St Dubricius Church of England VA School

For families thinking of moving: what homes cost around the school, and the other schools close by.

Home prices in TA24 8, the school’s postcode sector

Porlock property prices →
£317,500
median sale, 219 sales in 36 months · Porlock £300,000

Median sale price each year, 2010 to 2025

£200K£250K£300K£350K£400K2010201520202025TA24 8Porlock
TA24 8Porlock

By type, the 36 months to August 2026

Detached
£400K
Semi-detached
£300K
Terraced
£264K
Flat
£173K
TA24 8Porlock

Homes in TA24 8 sell for a little over Porlock’s typical price. HM Land Registry Price Paid, standard sales. Catchments aren’t published, so the postcode sector stands in for “around the school”.

Porlock, TA24 8QJ

Nearby

Primary schools near St Dubricius Church of England VA School

The nearest state schools of the same phase, as the crow flies. Catchments and admissions rules decide which one a child gets.

St Dubricius Church of England VA School: common questions

How hard is it to get into St Dubricius Church of England VA School?

For September 2026, 12 families put St Dubricius Church of England VA School first and all of them were offered a place; 12 places were offered in all.

What is St Dubricius Church of England VA School’s Ofsted rating?

Its latest inspection outcome is Good (February 2023).

How much do houses cost near St Dubricius Church of England VA School?

Homes in its postcode sector, TA24 8, sold for a median £317,500 over the 36 months to August 2026 (219 sales).

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Also: DfE Key Stage 4 performance, schools data (2023/24 and 2024/25 final, 2025/26 provisional) and Key Stage 2 performance tables 2024/25 by subject; DfE school census, January 2025; DfE school-level applications and offers, September 2019 to 2026 entry; HM Land Registry Price Paid by postcode sector, 2010 to August 2026.

A school’s letter is our own summary of its published results against England’s schools of the same phase; Porlock’s School Grade is a separate grade, built from the results of the schools in and around the town against other towns. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.