Christ Church First School, Frome

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Christ Church First School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally progress well through the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders, with the support of the trust, have implemented a robust and systematic approach to improving attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that the curriculum is ambitious."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, benefit from a positive start in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Inclusion is a golden thread that runs throughout this school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders are relentless in their drive to provide high-quality education for all pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils benefit from the school's coherently designed personal development programme."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should continue to ensure that staff develop the necessary expertise so that their interactions consistently support the development of children's communication and language skills. • Leaders should ensure that the curriculum supports pupils to secure the important foundational knowledge they need, particularly transcription and sentence structure, before moving on to more complex tasks. • Leaders should ensure that pupils consistently develop a depth of knowledge and skills across all curriculum subjects".

For September 2026 entry, 9 families put Christ Church First School as their first choice and 11 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Christ Church First School are St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome (0.6 miles, Requires improvement); Avanti Park School (0.7 miles, Good, 77% reading, 62% maths); Vallis First School (1 mile, Good); and St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome (1 mile, 69% reading, 66% maths).

Christ Church First School is one of 46 schools run by The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust, an academy trust.

66% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 15 pupils (31.9%) received SEN support and 4 (8.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Christ Church First School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Frome Rail Station, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hillside Avenue (w-bound), 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 150 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Somerset (22), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Christ Church First School issued 7 suspensions, 10.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Christ Church First School are Oakfield Academy (1 mile), Selwood Academy (1.3 miles) and Frome Community College (1.6 miles).