North Hill House, Frome
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
North Hill House excels at creating a calm, caring environment where pupils with complex needs feel secure and valued. The school combines high academic expectations with excellent pastoral support, using personalised curricula and therapeutic interventions to help pupils who have had negative education experiences. Staff form strong relationships with pupils and parents consistently report the school has a transformative impact on their children's happiness and achievements.
Key Strengths
- Strong personal development and wellbeing programme with enrichment activities, therapy dog, and varied trips that broaden horizons
- Effective safeguarding with open culture where concerns are actively identified and managed
- Inclusive and supportive environment with high-quality staff training and therapeutic support
- Personalised curriculum pathways that break down learning barriers and help pupils access learning successfully
- High-quality relationships between staff and pupils that build trust, self-esteem and confidence
Areas for Improvement
- Handwriting is not taught consistently well, limiting how well pupils can demonstrate their understanding in written work
- Some teachers' checks on learning are not used consistently to identify gaps or inform future teaching
- Some pupils do not build knowledge as securely or progressively as they could due to inconsistent assessment practices
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
cooking clubs, LEGO clubs, music clubs, gym sessions, snooker, reading with therapy dog Murphy, local competitions and events, art displays in local gallery, farm work, animal care, journalism work experience, horse riding, swimming, community visits, residential experiences
North Hill House is a special school in Somerset where all pupils have education, health and care plans. The school places pupils' needs at the heart of its work, creating a culture of trust and high expectations that helps pupils reconnect with learning.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
64 pupils
66 capacity
2 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Frome
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Frome
Admissions Demand - Somerset
Places available
5,071
Applications
4,601
Got 1st preference
92.0%
Got preferred school
96.7%
Secondary admissions across Somerset (2025/26)
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