Rode Methodist VC First School

Voluntary controlled school·First school Frome, Somerset·BA11 6NZ

School type

First school

Ages 4–9

Key Stage 2 performance

Rode Methodist VC First School is a first school for pupils aged 4–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

94%

17 first choices, 18 places

First choices per place

0.94

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 18 places

Last place offered lived

4.25 mi

straight line, 2026 intake · 6835 m

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.01

00.511.5

1 per place

0.8020220.9420231.0020240.9320250.942026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range: 4–9
Pupils on roll: 69
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Methodist

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

10.1%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

4.3%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

13.0%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

1.4%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.5%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

7.3%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

16.6

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£8,853

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Selwood Academy Frome · 3.4 mi 56.6 St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome Frome · 3.8 mi 53.6 Avanti Park School Frome · 4.2 mi 45.2 Oakfield Academy Frome · 4.3 mi 37.6 Hemington Primary School Radstock · 4.6 mi 32.5 Kilmersdon Church School Radstock · 6.8 mi 32.5 Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School Radstock · 7.9 mi 63.9

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

School overview

Rode Methodist VC First School is a primary school serving Frome, Somerset, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Methodist religious character. It has 69 pupils aged 4 to 9 on roll.

94% of the families who made Rode Methodist VC First School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 4.25 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 16.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Rode Methodist VC First School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.