Oakfield Academy

Oakfield Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 4JF

Requires Improvement

Inspected 23 January 2024

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

47%

KS2 expected

Middle deemed secondary

Phase

9–13

Ages

529

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Somerset →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Middle deemed secondary
Age Range: Ages 9–13
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 529 / 696 (76%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 23 January 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

30.3%

Disadvantaged

4.9%

EAL

5.7%

SEN support

20.2%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

8.4%

Overall absence

22.6%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

36.8

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.6 vs 2023/24

15.2

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.6 vs 2023/24

12.16

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -2.7 vs 2023/24

£49,092

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 15% on leadership pay

↑ +£1,745 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

↓ -1 vs 2023/24

5.84

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -0.1 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£8,219

Spend per pupil

£8,000

Income per pupil

58%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.