Frome Community College
Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HQ
This school is closed (it closed in June 2024).
It was replaced by Frome Community College. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Emma Reynolds
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Somerton and Frome
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 1,497
- Pupils on roll
- 1,279
- URN
- 123862
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
Frome Community College was a community secondary school in Frome. It taught children aged 13 to 18 and had 1,279 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Frome Community College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 308 | 340 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.3 | 40.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 -0.28 to +0.05 | +0.04 -0.12 to +0.19 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 35% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 55.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 13.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Trends over time
How Frome Community College 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 | 41.3 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40 | 34 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 32.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,283 |
| 2023/24 | 1,279 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Frome Community College compares
Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 14.3% | 22% | 1,279 | — |
| Frome Community College | 42.7 | 11.9% | 24.1% | 1,298 | 0.0 miles |
| Matravers School | 47 | 6% | 23.8% | 958 | 5.4 miles |
| Somerset Studio School | 30.5 | 16.2% | 23.9% | 152 | 6.0 miles |
| Writhlington School | 40.3 | 9.3% | 28.6% | 894 | 6.0 miles |
| The Clarendon Academy | 39.8 | 9.5% | 29.8% | 1,082 | 6.2 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 14.3%
- Persistent absence
- 40.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Frome Community College0.0 miles
Secondary · Frome
-
Matravers School5.4 miles
Secondary · Westbury
-
Somerset Studio School6.0 miles
Secondary · Radstock
-
Writhlington School6.0 miles
Secondary · Radstock
-
The Clarendon Academy6.2 miles
Secondary · Trowbridge
Other schools in Frome
- Frome Community College Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Frome Community College teach?
- Frome Community College taught children aged 13 to 18. It was a secondary school in Frome.
- Has Frome Community College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Frome Community College 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 Frome Community College?
- Frome Community College had 1,279 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- How have Frome Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.3 in 2022/23 and 40 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Frome Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Frome Community College'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 9 July 2024.