Berkley Church of England First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 5–9 · Frome, Somerset
Berkley Church of England First School is a primary school in Frome, Somerset for ages 5–9 (voluntary aided school).
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Key facts
- Address
- Berkley Street, Berkley, Frome, BA11 5JH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–9
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 49 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Berkley is a happy school with a close-knit community.”
- “Pupils benefit from the improvements that leaders and staff have made since the last inspection.”
- “Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well.”
To improve
- “Where the curriculum is less well sequenced, including pupils' speaking and listening, pupils are not always able to discuss their learning and explain their thinking clearly.”
- “In those areas of the curriculum, some pupils do not progress as well as they could.”
- “However, until recently, pupils did not develop the rapid recall of multiplication facts that they needed.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 6 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 6 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Somerset.
- Hayesdown First School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Beckington Church First School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome 2.2 mi Requires improvement
- St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome 2.3 mi Not judged
- Vallis First School 2.3 mi Not judged
- Christ Church First School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rode Methodist VC First School 2.7 mi School remains Good
- Trinity Church of England First School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade