Frome Community College is a mixed secondary academy in Frome, Somerset Council, teaching 1,298 pupils aged 13 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in October 2023 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 42.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 2 April 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Frome Community College.

Latest inspection
Good Ungraded inspection
Outcome: School remains Good. Ungraded (short) inspections confirm whether standards are maintained since the last full graded inspection — they don’t assign new category grades.
Ungraded inspection · Inspected 5 Oct 2023 · Published 16 Nov 2023
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Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Frome Community College.

Frome Community College term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Inset Day
  • 1 Autumn Term Starts
  • 2 Inset Day
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 3 Inset Day
  • 24 Autumn Term Ends
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 Spring Term Starts
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19 Spring Term Ends
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
  • 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
  • 6 Inset Day
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
  • 23 Summer Term Starts
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 2 Summer Term Ends
  • 3–17 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
  • 6 Inset Day
  • 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 22–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Inset Day 1 September 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day 2 September 2025 Inset Day
  • Autumn Term Starts 1 September 2025 Term
  • Inset Day 3 October 2025 Inset Day
  • Autumn Term Ends 24 October 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term 27 October 2025 - 31 October 2025 Holiday
  • Spring Term Starts 3 November 2025 Term
  • Spring Term Ends 19 December 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday 22 December 2025 - 2 January 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day 6 January 2026 Inset Day
  • Spring Half Term 16 February 2026 - 20 February 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Starts 23 February 2026 Term
  • Summer Term Ends 02 April 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday 3 April 2026 - 17 April 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day 6 April 2026 Inset Day
  • Summer Half Term 25 May 2026 - 29 May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday 22 July 2026 - 31 August 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) 1 January 2026 Holiday
  • Good Friday (Bank Holiday) 3 April 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) 6 April 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday 4 May 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday 25 May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday 31 August 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) 25 December 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) 26 December 2025 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
42.7 Attainment 8 England 46.1
41.2% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
34.65 A level average score England 35
30.1% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Frome Community College with Somerset Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 42.7 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Somerset Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 42.7
Somerset Council 43.5 England 46.1 -3.4 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 41.2%
Somerset Council 40.3% England 45.4% -4.2 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 31.6
Somerset Council 30.5 England 34.9 -3.3 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 14.5
Somerset Council 16.5 England 15.5 -1 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 23.2%
Somerset Council 21.4% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 284
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 34.65 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Somerset Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 34.65
Somerset Council 33.81 England 35 in line with England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 131
Attendance 30.1% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Somerset Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 30.1%
Somerset Council 18.4% England 17.8% +12.3 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 11.9%
Somerset Council 7.3% England 6.8% +5.2 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 91% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Somerset Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 91%
Somerset Council 92% England 92% -1 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 85%
Somerset Council 84% England 83% +2 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 81% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Somerset Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 81%
Somerset Council 81% England 79% +2 vs England
Went to higher education 34%
Somerset Council 24% England 37% -3 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Frome Community College. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Frome Community College than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.