Frome Community College

Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HQ

Local ranking26th of 34 secondary schools in Somerset

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1497

Capacity

13-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Frome Community College (URN 123862) since 1 April 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 42.7 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 41.2% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 58.1% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 11.3% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 3.5 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 284

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 91.0%
Continued in education: 81.0%
Apprenticeships: 5.0%
Employment: 5.0%
Not sustained: 5.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 81.0%
Higher education: 34.0%
Apprenticeships: 8.0%
Employment: 30.0%
Not sustained: 15.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

34.6

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

35.5

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

131

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 15.7% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 29.8
16-18 Cohort: 327

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1284
Boys: 622 (48%)
Girls: 662 (52%)
Capacity: 1497 (86% full)
SEND: 20.3%
FSM Eligible: 24.1%
EAL: 7.7%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.3%
SEN Support: 17.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 74.4
Budget per Pupil: £7,732/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 11.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 30.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
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

2024-25

White British: 85.3%
White Other: 5.6%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.3%
Mixed Other: 1.3%
Black African: 1.1%
Asian Indian: 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma: 1.0%
Asian Other: 0.7%

85.3%

White British

5.6%

White Other

2.3%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01373465353

office@fromecollege.org.uk

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Bath Road

Frome, South West

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Administrative

URN: 150667
UKPRN: 10094458
Establishment No.: 4000
Trust: MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

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