Christ Church First School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Somerset
Feltham Lane, Frome, BA11 5AJ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 08/02/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
22.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
47
Capacity used
Has space20%
240 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
3 of 3 families who put it first got an offer
3
Places offered
4
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 3 | 3 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 75% |
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
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Joe Beament
- Address
- Feltham Lane, Frome, BA11 5AJ
- Phone
- 01373463781
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Frome East · Frome and East Somerset
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 149487
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 66% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 25% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
47 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
13 January 2026
Academy First Section 5 · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
08 February 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 61 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
22.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
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.