Secondary school pupils may have to travel to a different town after the council said it was not planning to expand their local school.
The King Alfred School in Highbridge serves as the main secondary school for Burnham-on-Sea, Highbridge and neighbouring villages.
Somerset Council has confirmed the school is "oversubscribed" with a small number of pupils being instead allocated secondary places in Bridgwater – leading to long bus journeys five days a week.
A Somerset Council spokesperson said: "This is a single-year pressure and forecasts indicate the school's future entry groups will gradually reduce over the next four years."
Somerset Council leader Bill Revans added: "Secondary sufficiency does concern me – I know a number of Taunton parents were disappointed with the place allocation this year. We need to track the numbers going forward to ensure we have sufficient places."
