Oakfield AcademySelwood Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Frome.

Summary of the comparison

Oakfield Academy and Selwood Academy are middle deemed secondary schools in Frome.

  • Oakfield Academy scores 27 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Selwood Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Selwood Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Oakfield Academy was judged Requires improvement and Selwood Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 47.0% for Oakfield Academy and 71.0% for Selwood Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Oakfield Academy (31.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Selwood Academy (56.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Oakfield Academy versus Selwood Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure FromeOakfield AcademyFromeSelwood AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF27/100D51/100Stronger figure
Local ranking32nd of 34 in Somerset 19th of 34 in Somerset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseMiddle deemed secondary Middle deemed secondary
Age range9-13 9-13
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll529 602
Capacity696 704
LocationFrome, BA11 4JF Frome, BA11 2EF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census529 602
Free school meals (ever 6)30.3% 23.4%
English as an additional language4.9% 5.0%
SEN support20.2% 15.3%
SEN with an EHC plan5.7% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence8.4% 6.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence22.6% 16.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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