Oakfield Academy

Somerset · BA11 4JF

General information Secondary School · 9-13 years Who goes here 490 pupils, 32% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Requires improvement

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Oakfield Academy

General Information

Address: Oakfield Road, Frome, BA11 4JF – View on map
Phone: 01373462539
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Michelle Parsons
Age range: 9-13 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

490 pupils out of 696 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 157
% eligible for free school meals: 32.0%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Somerset average)
English as an additional language: 5% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 14.2% a year (Somerset 16.4%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 46% moved to another school, 54% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Somerset: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 63 (2.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 81 (2.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 29 (0.9 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Somerset, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 8.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 22.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 24 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 24 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

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20th of 21 secondary schools in Somerset for Ofsted rating

#18Westfield AcademyGood
#19WhitstoneGood
#20Oakfield AcademyRequires improvement
#21Monkton Wood AcademyInadequate

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1The Castle SchoolOutstanding
#2Bishop Fox's SchoolGood
#3Brymore AcademyGood
#4Buckler's Mead SchoolGood
#5Court Fields SchoolGood
#6Crispin School AcademyGood
#7Frome Community CollegeGood
#8Haygrove SchoolGood
#9Holyrood AcademyGood
#10Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle SchoolGood
#11Preston School AcademyGood
#12Selwood AcademyGood
#13Sexey's SchoolGood
#14St Dunstan's SchoolGood
#15The Blue SchoolGood
#16The King Alfred School an AcademyGood
#17The Kings of Wessex AcademyGood
#18Westfield AcademyGood
#19WhitstoneGood
#20Oakfield AcademyRequires improvement
#21Monkton Wood AcademyInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,219 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

5th of 27 secondary schools in Somerset for spending per pupil

#3The Blue School£9,077
#4Wadham School£8,825
#5Oakfield Academy£8,219
#6Bishop Fox's School£7,986
#7Huish Episcopi Academy£7,978

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Sexey's School£9,943
#2The Kings of Wessex Academy£9,525
#3The Blue School£9,077
#4Wadham School£8,825
#5Oakfield Academy£8,219
#6Bishop Fox's School£7,986
#7Huish Episcopi Academy£7,978
#8Westfield Academy£7,921
#9Court Fields School£7,912
#10St Dunstan's School£7,767
#11Frome Community College£7,732
#12Minehead Middle School£7,677
#13Whitstone£7,590
#14The Castle School£7,542
#15Holyrood Academy£7,317
#16Buckler's Mead School£7,312
#17Monkton Wood Academy£7,309
#18Chilton Trinity School£7,281
#19Preston School Academy£7,115
#20The King Alfred School an Academy£7,042
#21Selwood Academy£7,035
#22Crispin School Academy£6,793
#23Haygrove School£6,739
#24Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School£6,539
#25Fairlands Middle School£6,443
#26Ansford Academy£5,472
#27Brymore Academy£3,890

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