Oakfield Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Frome, Somerset·BA11 4JF
Composite score
37.6
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#11,713
National rank
#1213
In South West
#117
In Somerset
Top 79%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
47%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
9–13
Pupils on roll
529
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
30.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
20.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
8.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
23.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
14.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,219
Typical primary: £6,960

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About Oakfield Academy

Oakfield Academy is a primary school in Frome, Somerset, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 529 pupils aged 9 to 13 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 8.2%. There are about 14.4 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Oakfield Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.

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