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Hayesdown First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–9 · Sponsored academy
Wyville Road, Frome BA11 2BN · hayesdownschool.co.uk · 01373 462718
On the mapSearch near BA11 2BN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 299
- 100% of 300 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 12%
- First language not English
- 5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 75% 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 | 59 | 77 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 89 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Hayesdown First School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (102 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 102
- 34% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (12%) with SEND