Frome Community College
Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Ms Emma Reynolds
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,497
- Pupils on roll
- 1,298
- URN
- 150667
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01373465353
About this school
Frome Community College is a secondary academy in Frome. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 1,298 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Frome Community College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Frome Community College (URN 123862).
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 284 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
How Frome Community College compares
Frome Community College ranked 18th of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.7 | 11.9% | 24.1% | 1,298 | — |
| 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 |
| The John of Gaunt School | 44.3 | 9.3% | 23.4% | 1,295 | 6.5 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.09%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 11.94%
- Persistent absence
- 30.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
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
-
The John of Gaunt School6.5 miles
Secondary · Trowbridge
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 Frome Community College teach?
- Frome Community College teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is a secondary school in Frome.
- Who is the headteacher of Frome Community College?
- The headteacher of Frome Community College is Ms Emma Reynolds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Frome Community College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Frome Community College, 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 Frome Community College?
- Frome Community College has 1,298 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is Frome Community College full?
- Frome Community College has capacity for 1,497 pupils and 1,298 on roll (87%), 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 Frome Community College a faith school?
- No. Frome Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Frome Community College a selective school?
- No. Frome Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Frome Community College part of an academy trust?
- Frome Community College is part of MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Frome Community College compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Frome Community College ranked 18th of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 48% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Frome Community College's absence rate?
- Frome Community College's overall absence rate is 11.9% in the latest published census.
- 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 10 July 2026.