Primary school

St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Somerset
  • BA11 3AP
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Jan 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,643 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 78%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 76%76%2016/17: top 36%2017/18: top 68%2018/19: top 62%2022/23: top 45%2023/24: top 11%11% · 2023/242024/25: top 78%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM52% · South West 62%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM17% · South West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · South West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · South West 104Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 42% · 31 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 69% · 32 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 60% · 30 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 63% · 32 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 63% · 24 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 80% · 20 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 52% · 29 pupils · South West 62%80%42%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 31 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 9% · 32 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 3% · 30 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 6% · 32 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 21% · 24 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 10% · 20 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 17% · 29 pupils · South West 6%21%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 31 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 106 · 32 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 30 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 105 · 32 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 24 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 106 · 20 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 104 · 29 pupils · South West 105106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 31 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 103 · 32 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 30 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 104 · 32 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 104 · 24 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 105 · 20 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 102 · 29 pupils · South West 104105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
15 of 15 who put it first2014 · 93.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1515
2nd103
3rd132

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2023Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026178
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.9%
First language not English18.8%
SEN support15.6%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.4%
Persistently absent pupils8.1%

Girls 55.4%Boys 44.6%

84.8% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 28 responses (15.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school92.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school92.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved89.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 85.7% not applicable50% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year96.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 32.1% not applicable89.5% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child92.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school89.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development89.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent96.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.7
Pupils per adult15.7
  • Classroom teachers 5.4
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 4.1
  • Other support 2.4

Teachers 7.2 FTE · Whole workforce 13.8 · 21 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,978
Spend per pupil£6,484
Staff spend per pupil£4,565
Reserve per pupil£1,435
  • +£267,000revenue reserve
  • +£92,000in-year balance

Grants £6,371 · self-generated £457 · premises £333 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST (13 academies) · trust reserve £2,328,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it