Selwood Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Middle deemed secondary
Frome · BA11 2EF · Somerset
Ages 9–13
- KS269%
- Absence7.6%
- FSM21.1%
1.4 miles away
OpenMiddle deemed secondaryOfsted: Requires improvementURN 136970
Oakfield Academy
Academy converter · Frome · BA11 4JF
Ages 9–13 · 490 pupils · Somerset
Ofsted
Requires improvement
KS2 expected (RWM)
43%
Overall absence
8.2%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Requires improvement
Inspection date
2024-01-23
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)43%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 100.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 102.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.9%
Unauthorised1.5%
- Authorised absence
- 6.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 581
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill70%
490 pupils · 696 places
- Pupils on roll
- 490
- Boys / girls
- 228 / 262
- School capacity
- 696
- Capacity fill
- 490 / 696 (70%)
- Free school meals
- 32%
- FSM pupils
- 157
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 9–13
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Academy trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Sponsor
- Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Parsons
Location
- Address
- Oakfield Road
- Postcode
- BA11 4JF
- 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 academy converter (middle deemed secondary), Ages 9–13, in Frome, Somerset, 490 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school. Free school meals: 32%.
Nearby middle deemed secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Trinity Church of England First School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Frome · BA11 4LB · Somerset
Ages 5–9
- FSM12.1%
0.1 miles away
Critchill Special School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy special converter
Frome · BA11 4LB · Somerset
Ages 4–19
- KS20%
- Absence7.9%
- FSM42.9%
0.2 miles away
Other independent special school
Frome · BA11 4LA · Somerset
Ages 5–18
- Att82.1
- EM5+0%
0.3 miles away
Avanti Park School
Ofsted: GoodFree schools · Middle deemed primary
Frome · BA11 1EU · Somerset
Ages 4–13
- KS249%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM16.3%
- Demand1.00
0.5 miles away
Vallis First School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Frome · BA11 3DB · Somerset
Ages 4–9
- Absence6.9%
- FSM25.9%
- Demand1.00
0.6 miles away
St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Frome · BA11 3AP · Somerset
Ages 4–11
- Absence4.7%
- FSM21.3%
- Demand1.00
0.6 miles away
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome
Ofsted: Requires improvementVoluntary aided school · Primary
Frome · BA11 1QG · Somerset
Ages 4–9
- Absence6.5%
- FSM31.4%
- Demand1.00
0.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Parsons
- Telephone
- 01373462539