Mells Church First School

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Mells Church of England First School, inspected in October 2021.

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 Mells Church First School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.8% 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, 1.7% of pupils at Mells Church First 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 Mells Church First School had 13.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

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, 11.8% of pupils at Mells Church First School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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.

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All schools in Frome · Somerset local authority: places and applications

Mells Church First School is part of The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 46 schools. The nearest others:

• Kilmersdon Church School Radstock
• Christ Church First School Frome
• St Nicholas Church School Radstock
• St Vigor & St John Church School Radstock
• Beckington Church First School Frome
• Oakhill Church School Radstock
• St Aldhelms Church School Shepton Mallet
• Freshford Church School Bath
• St Michaels Junior Church School Bath
• St Andrew's Church School Bath

What is Mells Church First School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mells Church First School is Good, from an inspection in October 2021 of its predecessor, Mells Church of England First School.

When was Mells Church First School last inspected by Ofsted?

Mells Church First School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does Mells Church First School have?

Mells Church First School has 51 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mells Church First School cover?

Mells Church First School for pupils aged 5 to 9.

Where is Mells Church First School?

Mells Church First School is at Mells Green, Mells, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3QE.