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Avanti Park School

Free schools · Frome · BA11 1EU

Ages 4–13 · 503 pupils · Somerset

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

42%

Overall absence

6.5%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-20

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)42%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.5%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
448

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

503 pupils · 540 places

Pupils on roll
503
Boys / girls
238 / 265
School capacity
540
Capacity fill
503 / 540 (93%)
Free school meals
16.3%
FSM pupils
82
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–13

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy trust
AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Emma Williams

Location

Address
Avanti Park School, Park Road
Postcode
BA11 1EU
Town
Frome
County
Somerset
Local authority
Somerset
District
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (middle deemed primary), Ages 4–13, in Frome, Somerset, 503 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 16.3%.

Open schools in Frome
20
Middle deemed primary schools in Frome
1
Academies among open schools in Frome
55% (11)
Open schools in BA11
21
Middle deemed primary in BA11
1
Open schools in Somerset LA
307
Middle deemed primary in Somerset LA
1

Nearby middle deemed primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Att82.1
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    • FSM25.9%

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    • Absence8.2%
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    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM42.9%

    0.6 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Emma Williams
Telephone
01373832804
Website
https://avanti.org.uk/avantipark/

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