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Frome Valley CofE First School

School Drive, Crossways, Dorchester, DT2 8WR

Local ranking114th of 116 primary schools in Dorset
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Primary

Phase

177

Capacity

2-9

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 14 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
154
Boys
82 (53%)
Girls
72 (47%)
Capacity
177 (87% full)
SEND
16.2%
FSM Eligible
23.3%
EAL
1.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.7%
SEN Support
15.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
26.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
5.9
Budget per Pupil
£6,338/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
15.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 92.2%
  • White Other: 3.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.6%
  • Black African: 1.3%

92.2%

White British

3.9%

White Other

2.6%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
141777
UKPRN
10049330
Establishment No.
3024
Trust
WESSEX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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