Frome Community College

Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HQ

Secondary

Phase

1497

Capacity

13-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 30 June 2024 and continues as Frome Community College (URN 150667) (opened 1 July 2024). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2023-24

Average Attainment 8: 40.0 nat45.9
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 35.0% nat45.9%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 55.9% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc: 13.5% nat40.4%
EBacc APS: 3.3 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 340

Destinations

After GCSE 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 94.0%
Continued in education: 80.0%
Apprenticeships: 4.0%
Employment: 10.0%
Not sustained: 5.0%

After A-Levels 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 79.0%
Higher education: 26.0%
Apprenticeships: 10.0%
Employment: 34.0%
Not sustained: 13.0%

A-Level Results

2023-24

B-

Avg A-Level Grade

36.4

Avg Points/Entry

nat 34.4

35.4

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.1

124

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 15.9% nat17.1%
Applied General Avg Points: 30.9
16-18 Cohort: 322

Pupil Demographics

2023-24

Total Pupils: 1279
Boys: 646 (51%)
Girls: 633 (49%)
Capacity: 1497 (85% full)
SEND: 17.2%
FSM Eligible: 22.0%
EAL: 6.7%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.0%
SEN Support: 14.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 78.0
Budget per Pupil: £7,375/yr

Attendance & Absence

2023-24

Overall Absence Rate: 14.3% nat6.6%
Persistent Absence: 40.1% nat17.5%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2023-24

White British: 86.7%
White Other: 5.9%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma: 1.4%
Mixed Other: 1.2%
Asian Other: 0.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
White Irish: 0.4%

86.7%

White British

5.9%

White Other

1.6%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Bath Road

Frome, South West

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Administrative

URN: 123862
UKPRN: 10002584
Establishment No.: 4000

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