Frome Vale Academy

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KS2 combined fell by 26pp
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,534.65

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

70.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+16.1%

of income

Key indicators

KS2 combined fell by 26pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 83% to 57%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

11 January 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)82.0%
Expected standard (writing)82.0%
Expected standard (maths)79.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.57.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

202

Capacity

210 (96%)

Free school meals

32.2%

English additional lang.

21.8%

Ethnicity

White British 46.0%Asian 13.5%Black 11.4%Mixed 16.5%Chinese 0.5%Other 2.5%

Age range: 411

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

10.0

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

20.2

Mean salary

£48,889

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.9%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

12.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.0%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

2024/25 · 182 pupils