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St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Welshmill Lane, Frome BA11 3AP · stlouisfrome.co.uk · 01373 463728

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
52%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Somerset 57%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
178
85% of 210 places
Local authority
Somerset
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
21.3%
First language not English
16.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 19 (Places 19)19September 2023: 19 (Places 24)19September 2024: 16 (Places 16)16September 2025: 16 (Places 16)16September 2026: 15 (Places 20)15Places 20
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202620150.8100%
September 2025Sept 202516161100%
September 2024Sept 202416161100%
September 2023Sept 202324190.8100%
September 2022Sept 202219191100%

Results

In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Somerset it was 57%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 42% (England 53%)42%2016/17: 69% (England 61%)69%2017/18: 60% (England 64%)60%2018/19: 63% (England 65%)63%2022/23: 63% (England 60%)63%2023/24: 80% (England 61%)80%2024/25: 52% (England 62%)52%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123844)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
21 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Feb 2023

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123844), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123844)

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2017Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123844)

  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123844)

  • Nov 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123844)

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
96%
Replies
28
15% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲97% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲90% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲88% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 68% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 14% who had a child bullied

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