St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome
Welshmill Lane, Frome, BA11 3AP
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
It was replaced by St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Biles-Wood
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Constituency
- Somerton and Frome
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 176
- URN
- 123844
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Frome. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 176 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.2% | 17.6% | 176 | — |
| St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome | 52% | 4.4% | 19.9% | 178 | 0.0 miles |
| Vallis First School | — | 6.4% | 30% | 185 | 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 |
| 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.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.6%
- English as an additional language
- 26.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome0.0 miles
Primary · Frome
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Vallis First School0.0 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
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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
- Vallis First School Primary
- Avanti Park School Middle deemed primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome teach?
- St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Frome.
- Has St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome?
- St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome had 176 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 31 December 2023.