'Oversubscribed' Somerset school won't expand

King Alfred School oversubscribed

Secondary school pupils in Highbridge may have to travel to Bridgwater for their lessons after Somerset Council said it had no plans to expand…

'Oversubscribed' Somerset school won't expand

Leading to long bus journeys five days a week

Council says small number of new pupils at Highbridge school may have to travel to Bridgwater

A small number of school pupils in Highbridge may have to travel to Bridgwater for their lessons this autumn after Somerset Council said one year is ‘oversubscribed’ this year. The council said this week that there is a ‘single year pressure’ at King Alfred School Academy.  A small number of new pupils are therefore being allocated secondary places in Bridgwater, potentially leading to long bus journeys five days a week. The issue emerged when S…