Frome Community College is a secondary school located in Frome. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 30/01/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HQ
Website: http://www.fromecollege.org
Telephone: 01373465353
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Emma Reynolds
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 123862

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 30/01/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 13 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1497
Number of Pupils: 1213
Number of Boys: 608
Number of Girls: 605

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.07 Confidence interval -0.1 to 0.23
Of the 236 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 230 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:22%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.92
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hayesdown First School
Wyville Road , BA11 2BN
3out of 4 1,359 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome
Welshmill Lane , BA11 3AP
3out of 4 1,468 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Vallis First School
Milk Street , BA11 3DB
3out of 4 1,547 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome
Christchurch Street East , BA11 1QG
3out of 4 1,840 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Trinity Church of England First School
Nunney Road , BA11 4LB
3out of 4 2,656 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Frome Community College
Bath Road , BA11 2HQ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Selwood Academy
Berkley Road , BA11 2EF
3out of 4 897 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakfield Academy
Oakfield Road , BA11 4JF
3out of 4 2,464 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Avanti Park School
Avanti Park School , Park Road BA11 1EU
- not rated 1,997 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Hill House
Fromefield , BA11 2HB
- not rated 896 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Farleigh Further Education College - Frome
North Parade , BA11 2AB
- not rated 1,215 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wessex Lodge School
Nunney Road , Frome BA11 4LA
- not rated 1,975 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Critchill Special School
Nunney Road , BA11 4LB
3out of 4 2,770 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Springmead Preparatory School
Castle Corner , Beckington BA11 6TA
- not rated 3,017 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.