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St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome

Somerset, BA11 3APPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
16 1st-choice / 16 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome

St Louis Catholic Primary School in Frome was judged Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025, with inspectors awarding Good across every category they assessed, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management. This is consistent with the school's previous inspection in 2013, which also rated it Good overall. For a primary school, the most telling academic metric is Key Stage 2 SATs performance, and here St Louis sits just below the local authority average. The Somerset LA average for pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths is 59 per cent, and while the school's exact figure isn't in the data, its position relative to that benchmark suggests room for improvement. That said, the school is small, with 186 pupils against a capacity of 210, and 19.9 per cent of them are eligible for free school meals, which is a factor worth weighing when interpreting any headline figure.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressWelshmill Lane, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3AP
HeadteacherHelen Biles-Wood
Local AuthoritySomerset
Number of Pupils186
Free School Meals (FSM)19.9%
School Capacity186 / 210 (89% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 13 Feb 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Sensory RoomForest SchoolLibraryICT SuiteChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

NetballRoundersCross CountryFootballCricket

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubArt ClubGardeningEco ClubDrama

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: stlouisfrome.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome

St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.