Ofsted: Good

Selwood Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Daniel Jeffries

corporate_fareSELWOOD ACADEMY

location_onFrome, BA11 2EF

language Visit Website phone 1373462798

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

607

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Expected Standard

71%

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Age Range

9-13

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Selwood Academy is a Academy converter secondary school in Frome, serving ages 9-13. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Selwood Academy is an academy converter in Frome, Somerset, admitting pupils aged 9-13. It is part of SELWOOD ACADEMY. The school has approximately 602 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #12 of 157 primaries in Somerset and #3,301 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 57%

Reading76% LA 72%

Writing87% LA 69%

Maths87% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading74% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading63% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA -0.5

-4.6 to -2.4

1.0

Write

LA -0.4

0.0 to 2.1

-1.3

Maths

LA -1.4

-2.3 to -0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading59% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths58% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -0.8

-3.6 to -1.8

-0.8

Write

LA -0.4

-1.6 to 0.0

-4.2

Maths

LA -1.4

-5.0 to -3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 63%

Reading67% LA 77%

Writing66% LA 78%

Maths58% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.2

-3.2 to -1.4

-4.5

Write

LA -0.3

-5.4 to -3.6

-3.9

Maths

LA -1.0

-4.8 to -3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 June 2022

Inspection Report

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24 May 2017

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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11 January 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-06-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-05-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-01-11

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-04-29

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

4.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(9 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 602 pupils. During this period, there were 28 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.7%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	602	28	4.7%	7.3%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	603	28	4.6%	7.8%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	589	31	5.3%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	598	40	6.7%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	601	34	5.7%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	602	22	3.7%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	607	48	7.9%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	606	35	5.8%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	621	37	6.0%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	620	28	4.5%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	626	26	4.2%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	676	41	6.1%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	686	12	1.7%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	690	32	4.6%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	660	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	660	31	4.7%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	664	21	3.2%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	635	17	2.7%	3.1%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	631	15	2.4%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	635	29	4.6%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	618	34	5.5%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	622	25	4.0%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	623	36	5.8%	3.7%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	604	42	7.0%	3.0%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	603	18	3.0%	3.3%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	604	29	4.8%	3.1%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 44 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Selwood Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England/Methodist)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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