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St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–9 · Voluntary aided
Christchurch Street East, Frome BA11 1QG · stjohnsfrome.co.uk · 01373 462251
On the mapSearch near BA11 1QG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 185
- 62% of 300 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 31.4%
- First language not English
- 13.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 25 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 34 | 27 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 34 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 51
- 22% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (22%) with SEND