Avanti Park School

Free schools·Primary school Frome, Somerset·BA11 1EU
Composite score
45.2
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National rank
#912
In South West
#82
In Somerset
Top 61%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
57%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Last place offered lived
2.84 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 4567 m

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.

School profile

Age range
4–13
Pupils on roll
524
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
16.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,788
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Avanti Park School at a glance

Located in Frome, Somerset, Avanti Park School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a free school. The school educates roughly 524 pupils aged 4 to 13. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 57% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 8.0 percentage points year on 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 107 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 2.84 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 6.5%. There are about 20.8 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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