Selwood Academy, Frome

In its own words: "At Selwood Academy, we are committed to serving the community. We recognise that we serve a population that benefits from ethnic, cultural, and religious diversity. We appreciate that we have an important role in ensuring that groups or individuals within the school feel safe in the knowledge that they will not be subject to discrimination, intimidation or radicalisation."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Selwood Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 71% in Somerset and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 74% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

Across Somerset, 92% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Somerset lodged 133 appeals against secondary school offers; 99 reached a hearing and 10 succeeded (10.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Selwood Academy are Frome Community College (0.5 miles, Attainment 8 42.8); and Oakfield Academy (1.4 miles, Requires improvement).

Selwood Academy is one of 44 schools run by Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.4 in 2024/25.

6.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 90 pupils (13.7%) received SEN support and 18 (2.7%) 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.

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

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Selwood School (ne-bound), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Selwood Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 118 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, Selwood Academy issued 87 suspensions, 14.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Selwood Academy are Hayesdown First School (0.3 miles); St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome (0.8 miles); St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome (0.8 miles); and Vallis First School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.