Nunney First School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Somerset
Catch Road, Frome, BA11 4NE
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.5%
3.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
76
Capacity used
Has space84%
90 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
16 of 17 families who put it first got an offer
17
Places offered
28
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 17 | 16 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 6 | 1 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 28 | 17 | 61% |
1st preference success by year
Somerset lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Caroline Ford
- Address
- Catch Road, Nunney, Frome, BA11 4NE
- Phone
- 01373836429
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Mendip Central and East · Frome and East Somerset
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 142579
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST
76 pupils · 90 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
15 October 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 61 pupils
Attendance
96.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.