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Critchill Special School

URN
147126
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Critchill Special School
URN
147126
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

30 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

41

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
1 December 2024
Inspection date
5 November 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 1 December 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 1 December 2024

  • Personal development

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Somerset
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Somerset)
School website
https://www.critchillschool.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Somerset to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

0.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

0.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

0.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

0.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BA11 4LB - Nunney Road, Frome, Somerset

Contact details

Address
Nunney Road, Frome, Somerset
Postcode
BA11 4LB
Phone
1373464148
Website
https://www.critchillschool.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Somerset
Local authority code
933

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 599 schools in Somerset.

Authority statistics

Total schools

599

Open schools

307

Closed schools

292

Primary schools

387

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 1 December 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 1 December 2024

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 1 December 2024

  • Sixth form

    Outstanding

    Graded 1 December 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    1 December 20245 November 2024S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 1 December 2024
    19 September 202328 June 2023-School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 19 September 2023
    • Inspection

      Published
      1 December 2024
      Inspected
      5 November 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

      Published
      19 September 2023
      Inspected
      28 June 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    Not published

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    Not published

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    Not published

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    Not published

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    90.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    10.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    60

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary387 (64.6%)
    • Secondary60 (10.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other152 (25.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Critchill School0 mNot applicableClosed
    Trinity Church of England First School106 mPrimaryOpen
    Trinity Church of England First School106 mPrimaryClosed
    Oakfield School280 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Oakfield Academy280 mMiddle deemed secondaryOpen
    Wessex Lodge School791 mNot applicableOpen
    Steiner Academy Frome879 mAll-throughClosed
    Avanti Park School1.0 kmMiddle deemed primaryOpen
    Vallis First School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Critchill School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Trinity Church of England First School
      Distance
      106 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Trinity Church of England First School
      Distance
      106 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Oakfield School
      Distance
      280 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Somerset)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    3 DimensionsNot applicableTA20 3AJOpen
    Abbot's Way SchoolNot applicableBA6 9SROpen
    All Hallows SchoolNot applicableBA4 4SFOpen
    Alternative Provision CentreNot applicableTA1 2JDClosed
    Aurora FoxesNot applicableTA24 5TYOpen
    • 3 Dimensions
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      TA20 3AJ
      Status
      Open
    • Abbot's Way School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BA6 9SR
      Status
      Open
    • All Hallows School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BA4 4SF
      Status
      Open
    • Alternative Provision Centre
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      TA1 2JD
      Status
      Closed
    • Aurora Foxes
    Oakfield Academy
    Distance
    280 m
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Wessex Lodge School
    Distance
    791 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Steiner Academy Frome
    Distance
    879 m
    Phase
    All-through
    Status
    Closed
  • Avanti Park School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed primary
    Status
    Open
  • Vallis First School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Louis Catholic Primary School, Frome
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    TA24 5TY
    Status
    Open