St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome
Christchurch Street East, Frome, BA11 1QG
185 pupils · 62% of 300 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 31.4%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 23 April 2024, published 9 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 24 | 45 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 18 | 45 | 19 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 26 | 59 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 34 | 27 | 70 | 32 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 34 | 32 | 74 | 33 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 55 | 48 | 112 | 54 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 47 | 40 | 116 | 46 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 66 | 135 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Vallis First School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Christ Church First School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Hayesdown First School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Trinity Church of England First School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Berkley Church of England First School 3.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.