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St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMrs Helen Biles-Wood
corporate_fareTHE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST
location_onFrome, BA11 3AP
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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome is a Academy converter primary school in Frome, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome is an academy converter in Frome, Somerset, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST. The school has approximately 186 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #101 of 148 primaries in Somerset and #10,897 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. 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.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

52%

LA 57%
Reading69% LA 72%
Writing72% LA 69%
Maths66% LA 69%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations
S5 Inspection EIF
Not Judged
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Education
Good
Behaviour
Good
Development
Good
Leadership
Good
S5 Inspection EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
None EIF
Requires improvement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Requires improvement

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Data sources: School information from GIAS (DfE). Ofsted inspection data from Ofsted. Performance data from DfE Performance Tables. Parent View data from Ofsted Parent View. Census data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Rankings are computed by SchoolsInfo.uk using public DfE data. Data updated annually. Last refresh: March 2026. How we calculate rankings →

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