Frome Vale Academy

State-Funded School

frome-vale-academy-bristol-south-west

South WestRegion

BristolLocal Authority

Bristol North EastConstituency

BS16 2QSPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Frome Vale Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bristol, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 203 pupils. Frome Vale Academy is part of Cabot Learning Federation.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Mar 2026 · published 7 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 83%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

55%

Asian

13%

Black

10%

Mixed

17%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

203

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 203
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Cabot Learning Federation

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Feb 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
13 Apr 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.