The Steiner Academy Frome began life in September 2012,

spent its first two years in the delightful Wiltshire village of Corsley, moved into a corner of the building site in Frome in September 2014 and took the keys to the completed site in April 2015.

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Ours is a young school:

• this autumn, we have 285 pupils on roll, from age 4 to 13. Of these, 104 children are in the early years phase and attend one of our 6 kindergarten groups

• we have single form entry from age 6+ to 13+ & double-form entry for our 4s and 5s

We are a growing school:

• currently, the range is Year R to Year 8 (Kindergarten to Class 7). In the years ahead, the school will evolve into a two-form, all-through school for children and young people aged 4 to 16

• the school will continue to grow, from the roots of early childhood, for the next 10 years until full capacity is reached in 2025-26

  This is a good school where:

• “pupils are well cared for . . . behave well and work confidently with their teachers and each other”;

• there exists “a strong culture of learning amongst staff and pupils”;

• “staff pay unwavering attention to meeting the needs of each pupil”;

• “children in the kindergarten classes thrive in an atmosphere of care and trust . . . and acquire a firm foundation of skills and highly positive attitudes to learning”;

• “the teaching is good . . . and responsive to how the individual pupil is learning, and gentle in guiding . . . children to new experiences”;

• “pupils carry their innate love of learning, exploring and thinking throughout the day”;

• “governors are fully focused on monitoring and challenging the school’s performance”. (Ofsted Inspection Report, February 2014)

 

Indicators from 2015-16:

• The pupil roll increased from 186 to 234;

• Whole school attendance was steady at 95.28%, a slight increase on 2014-15;

• Unauthorised absence was low at 0.26%;

• Through the year, each year-group and class was full and the school’s global waiting list ranged between 60 and 80 through the year. The monthly open afternoon events were full throughout the year;

• The school received over 70 applications for the 52 rising 5 places for September 2016;

• The intake at rising 5 doubled from 26 to 52. This marked the beginning of double-form entry;

• In accordance with our funding agreement, the national tests at age 11 were properly administered;

• The ‘secondary-school’ phase of this all-through school began with the progression of the top class into Class 6 (Year 7);

• As the school roll increased by 52, fixed term exclusions, decreased significantly, from the 2014-15 figure of 11.5 days to 1.5 days.