St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Frome, BA11 3AP
- Distance
- 0.1km away
Vallis First School
Milk Street, Frome, BA11 3DB
Local ranking177th of 209 primary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
283
Capacity
4-9
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 3 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 207
- Boys
- 102 (49%)
- Girls
- 105 (51%)
- Capacity
- 283 (73% full)
- SEND
- 21.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 29.9%
- EAL
- 6.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.4%
- SEN Support
- 20.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,959/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 87.0%
- White Other: 5.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.9%
- Asian Other: 1.4%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
- Mixed Other: 0.5%
- Asian Indian: 0.5%
87.0%
White British
5.3%
White Other
2.9%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Milk Street
Frome, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 123644
- UKPRN
- 10078806
- Establishment No.
- 2028
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