Frome Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Somerset
Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HQ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
88.1%
30.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,298
Capacity used
Has space87%
1,497 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Dan Jeffries
- Address
- Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HQ
- Phone
- 01373465353
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Frome North · Frome and East Somerset
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 150667
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
1,298 pupils · 1,497 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
05 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 990 pupils
Attendance
88.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 11.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.51 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 284 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.65 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 131 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 278 | 16% | 50% | 66% | |
| English Language | 278 | 16% | 46% | 62% | |
| English Literature | 274 | 15% | 47% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 221 | 1% | 24% | 44% | |
| Art and Design | 148 | 24% | 67% | 91% | |
| History | 123 | 20% | 45% | 56% | |
| Geography | 110 | 17% | 45% | 56% | |
| Design & Technology | 63 | 8% | 32% | 49% | |
| Social Studies | 60 | 20% | 62% | 77% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 54 | 2% | 24% | 43% | |
| Biology | 53 | 51% | 96% | 100% | |
| Physics | 53 | 58% | 92% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 29 | 31% | 55% | 76% | |
| Geography | 21 | 0% | 14% | 43% | |
| Physics | 20 | 10% | 45% | 65% | |
| Biology | 19 | 5% | 16% | 37% | |
| Film Studies | 18 | 11% | 28% | 39% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 18 | 6% | 17% | 56% | |
| Textiles | 16 | 25% | 25% | 31% | |
| Graphics | 15 | 0% | 7% | 40% | |
| Chemistry | 15 | 7% | 27% | 67% | |
| English Language and Literature | 14 | 0% | 7% | 21% | |
| Fine Art | 13 | 31% | 38% | 38% | |
| History | 12 | 17% | 17% | 58% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12626: Frome Community College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.