SCHOOL PROFILE

Frogwell Primary School

Primary Foundation school URN 126479
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 235 Published school capacity
Capacity used 67.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 June 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

18 December 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 16 January 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Wiltshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 159 159 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 82 51.6% of pupils
Male pupils 77 48.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

43.4%
18.6 pts above England
School 43.4%
Wiltshire 16.2%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

17.6%
2.7 pts below England
School 17.6%
Wiltshire 7.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.9%
0.9 pts above England
School 1.9%
Wiltshire 1.3%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
73.6%
117
Any other White background
7.5%
12
Any other ethnic group
6.3%
10
Indian
3.1%
5
Any other Black background
1.9%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 38.4% 61 of 159 pupils
17.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 38.4%
Wiltshire 21.6%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.9% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 4.1 pts above
EHC plans 19.5% 31 pupils
England 6.0% 13.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 16
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Severe learning difficulty 7
Vision impairment 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

33.0% 27.4 pts below England
School 33.0%
Wiltshire 58.0%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

48.0%

25.8 pts below England

School 48.0%
Wiltshire 72.6%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

48.0%

22.3 pts below England

School 48.0%
Wiltshire 69.0%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

45.0%

27.0 pts below England

School 45.0%
Wiltshire 70.7%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.82%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.60 pts higher than England
School 6.82%
Wiltshire 5.54%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.23%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.42 pts higher than England
School 18.23%
Wiltshire 12.36%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.66%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.15 pts lower than England
School 1.66%
Wiltshire 1.62%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

67.7% 20.5 pts below England
Frogwell Primary School
67.7%
Wiltshire
78.0%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information