Frome Valley CofE First School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Requires improvement
Jan 14 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 9 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Dorset
Unique reference
141777
Address
School Drive, Crossways, DT2 8WR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
154 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
53.2%
Girls
46.8%
First language not English
1.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.2%
Persistent absence
12.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.6%
Other White 3.9%
Mixed 2.6%
African 1.3%
Unclassified 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Frome Valley CofE VA First School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
10
4
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
24
10
14
Reception, Full-time
23
13
10
Year 1
21
12
9
Year 2
17
10
7
Year 3
27
15
12
Year 4
32
18
14
Year 2024-2025

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