Selwood Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Location
- Frome, BA11 2EF
- Distance
- 2.2km away
Oakfield Academy
Oakfield Road, Frome, BA11 4JF
Local ranking29th of 32 secondary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Middle deemed secondary
Phase
696
Capacity
9-13
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 14 July 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 529
- Boys
- 228 (47%)
- Girls
- 262 (53%)
- Capacity
- 696 (70% full)
- SEND
- 25.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 30.3%
- EAL
- 4.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.7%
- SEN Support
- 20.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 36.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,219/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.7%
- White Other: 2.8%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.3%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Asian Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
- Black African: 0.6%
90.7%
White British
2.8%
White Other
1.3%
Gypsy/Roma
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Oakfield Road
Frome, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136970
- UKPRN
- 10034741
- Establishment No.
- 4257
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
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