Oakfield Academy is a middle deemed 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 03/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Oakfield Road, Frome, BA11 4JF
Website: http://www.oakfieldacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01373462539
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Emma Wilkes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136970

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 696
Number of Pupils: 663
Number of Boys: 347
Number of Girls: 316

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -3.9 to -2
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -1.6 to 0.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.1 Confidence interval -5.9 to -4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:46%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Church of England First School
Nunney Road , BA11 4LB
3out of 4 192 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Vallis First School
Milk Street , BA11 3DB
3out of 4 981 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome
Welshmill Lane , BA11 3AP
3out of 4 1,059 yd Voluntary aided 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 1,325 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE First School
Feltham Lane , BA11 5AJ
2out of 4 1,838 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes 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 2,464 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakfield Academy
Oakfield Road , BA11 4JF
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Selwood Academy
Berkley Road , BA11 2EF
3out of 4 2,438 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 897 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Critchill Special School
Nunney Road , BA11 4LB
3out of 4 306 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Wessex Lodge School
Nunney Road , Frome BA11 4LA
- not rated 592 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Farleigh Further Education College - Frome
North Parade , BA11 2AB
- not rated 1,580 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
North Hill House
Fromefield , BA11 2HB
- not rated 1,711 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.