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Critchill Special School

Nunney Road, Frome, BA11 4LB

Ofsted: Outstanding

Independent

Phase

85

Capacity

4-19

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 5 November 2024 — 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
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Cohort Size
6

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
90.0%
Continued in education
90.0%
Apprenticeships
0.0%
Employment
0.0%
Not sustained
10.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
97
Boys
70 (72%)
Girls
27 (28%)
Capacity
85 (114% full)
SEND
100.0%
FSM Eligible
39.1%
EAL
5.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
100.0%
SEN Support
0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
7.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
13.8
Budget per Pupil
£25,794/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
16.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy special converter
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 90.7%
  • Asian Other: 4.1%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
  • Asian Chinese: 1.0%
  • Black Other: 1.0%

90.7%

White British

4.1%

Asian Other

2.1%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
147126
UKPRN
10083494
Establishment No.
7019
Trust
MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

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