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ClosedPrimaryURN 123844

St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome

Voluntary aided school · Frome · BA11 3AP

Ages 4–11 · 176 pupils · Somerset

KS2 expected (RWM)

80%

Overall absence

5.2%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)80%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.5%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
159

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

19

Places offered

24

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
31
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill84%

176 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
176
Boys / girls
80 / 96
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
176 / 210 (84%)
Free school meals
17.6%
FSM pupils
31
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Clifton
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Biles-Wood

Location

Address
Welshmill Lane
Postcode
BA11 3AP
Town
Frome
County
Somerset
Local authority
Somerset
District
Somerset
Constituency
Somerton and Frome
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

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

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Frome, Somerset, 176 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.6%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Clifton.

Open schools in Frome
20
Primary schools in Frome
11
Academies among open schools in Frome
55% (11)
Open schools in BA11
21
Primary in BA11
11
Open schools in Somerset LA
307
Primary in Somerset LA
218

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in FromeNear BA11

  • Vallis First School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Frome · BA11 3DB · Somerset

    Ages 4–9

    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM25.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.0 miles away

  • Hayesdown First School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Frome · BA11 2BN · Somerset

    Ages 5–9

    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM12.0%
    • Demand1.02

    1.0 miles away

  • Christ Church First School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Frome · BA11 5AJ · Somerset

    Ages 2–9

    • Absence9.4%
    • FSM66.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Beckington Church First School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Frome · BA11 6TG · Somerset

    Ages 5–9

    • FSM9.0%

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Biles-Wood

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