Frome Community College
About the school
Frome Community College is an open secondary school in Somerset.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 5 October 2023
- Published
- 16 November 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 42.7
- Somerset
- 43.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Somerset
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 41.20%
- Somerset
- 40.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 58.10%
- Somerset
- 61.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 11.30%
- Somerset
- 31.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.51
- Somerset
- 3.78
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.65
AAB or better
- School
- 15.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1284
Girls
51.56%
Boys
48.44%
SEN support
16.98%
Education, health and care plan
3.27%
English as an additional language
7.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.09%
Overall absence
11.94
Persistent absence
30.1
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
308
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
149
Sustained education or employment
81%
Higher education
34%
Further education
9%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
30%