Christ Church First School
Academy sponsor led in Frome, Somerset.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 2 to 9 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 47 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Free school meals | 66.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Address | Feltham Lane, Frome, Somerset, BA11 5AJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.christchurchschoolfrome.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01373463781 |
| URN | 149487 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 13 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 February 2022, published 3 April 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Christ Church CofE First School, URN 123757).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Avanti Park School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Vallis First School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Trinity Church of England First School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Hayesdown First School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Berkley Church of England First School (primary school, about 4.2 km)
- Nunney First School (primary school, about 4.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.