Vallis First School
Milk Street, Frome, BA11 3DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Georgina Muxworthy
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 283
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 123644
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01373462657
About this school
Vallis First School is a community primary school in Frome. It teaches children aged 4 to 9 and has 185 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Vallis First School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Vallis First School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 231 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Vallis First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 30% | 185 | — |
| St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome | 52% | 4.4% | 19.9% | 178 | 0.0 miles |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome | — | 6.6% | 31.8% | 185 | 0.4 miles |
| Trinity Church of England First School | — | 4.4% | 12.1% | 297 | 0.7 miles |
| Christ Church First School | — | 7.8% | 71.4% | 47 | 1.0 miles |
| Hayesdown First School | — | 3% | 11% | 299 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.95%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.41%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome0.0 miles
Primary · Frome
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St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome0.4 miles
Primary · Frome
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Trinity Church of England First School0.7 miles
Primary · Frome
-
Christ Church First School1.0 miles
Primary · Frome
-
Hayesdown First School1.0 miles
Primary · Frome
Other schools in Frome
- Beckington Church First School Primary
- Berkley Church of England First School Primary
- Christ Church First School Primary
- Hayesdown First School Primary
- Mells Church First School Primary
- Nunney First School Primary
- Rode Methodist VC First School Primary
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome Primary
- St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome Primary
- Trinity Church of England First School Primary
- Avanti Park School Middle deemed primary
- Oakfield Academy Middle deemed secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Vallis First School teach?
- Vallis First School teaches children aged 4 to 9. It is a primary school in Frome.
- Who is the headteacher of Vallis First School?
- The headteacher of Vallis First School is Mrs Georgina Muxworthy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Vallis First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Vallis First School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Vallis First School?
- Vallis First School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 9.
- Is Vallis First School full?
- Vallis First School has capacity for 283 pupils and 185 on roll (65%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Vallis First School a faith school?
- No. Vallis First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Vallis First School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Vallis First School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Vallis First School's absence rate?
- Vallis First School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Vallis First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Vallis First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.