St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome

St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome is an open primary school in Somerset.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.

Overall effectiveness

Requires improvement

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Requires improvement

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Good

Sixth form

Not applicable

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

201

Girls

47.76%

Boys

52.24%

SEN support

20.90%

Education, health and care plan

1.49%

English as an additional language

12.90%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

31.84%

Overall absence

6.63

Persistent absence

24.59