Frogwell Primary School

Frogwell Primary School is currently placed in the 'Requires Improvement' category according to its latest inspection. While the school has made notable progress in raising its expectations for student achievement and fostering a friendly atmosphere, it still faces significant challenges, particularly regarding the consistent delivery of its curriculum. Many students do not achieve their full potential, with specific concerns regarding the support provided to pupils with special educational needs. The recent challenges surrounding staffing have impacted various areas, leading to a slow implementation of the redesigned curriculum. Balanced against these concerns, the school's early years and personal development programs are performing well, marking some clear strengths in how students engage and behave.

Strengths

• Staff warmly welcome pupils each day and provide extra support for attendance.
• There is a calm and harmonious atmosphere around the school.
• Pupils learn about being good citizens and participate in various enriching experiences.
• Early years provision shows strong focus on language and numeracy skills.
• The school has increased support for improving attendance among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum delivery is inconsistent, affecting depth of pupil knowledge.
• Teachers lack knowledge on supporting pupils with SEND in mainstream lessons.
• Some teaching methods cause confusion and hinder learning progress.
• Monitoring and evaluation do not provide accurate insights into school performance.
• Governors require more knowledge to effectively support and challenge school leaders.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Frogwell Primary School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 7.0% of pupils at Frogwell Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Frogwell Primary School had 15.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2023–24, 33.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 17.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.9% of pupils at Frogwell Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 19.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 14 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Frogwell Primary School received £11,690 and spent £11,652 for each of its 159 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £96,000 (£602 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Frogwell Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Frogwell Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Frogwell Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Frogwell Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Frogwell Primary School have?

Frogwell Primary School has 159 pupils on roll.

What age range does Frogwell Primary School cover?

Frogwell Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Frogwell Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 33% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Frogwell Primary School?

Frogwell Primary School is at Derriads Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0DG.