Frome Vale Academy
Academy sponsor led in Bristol, BS16 2QS, taking ages 4 to 11, 203 on roll.
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Will an address get in?
In the latest published round, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.6 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Bristol, City of school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 0.63 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2023.
Frome Vale Academy: 0.63 miles, 2023 Glenfrome Primary School: 1.16 miles, published by Bristol, City of
Draw the circle for a published year
4 years published by Bristol, City of, newest first. The figure at the top of this page is the newest of them.
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Frome Vale Academy is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
Source: Bristol, City of, published admission distances
Where Frome Vale Academy and Glenfrome Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Glenfrome Primary School admitted from 1.16 miles in the latest published year, published by Bristol, City of. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 0.63 and 1.16 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Frome Vale Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avanti Gardens School Both in reach | Primary | 0.48 mi | 0.8 mi |
| Chester Park Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 0.74 mi | 1.3 mi |
| Two Mile Hill Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.63 mi | 2.0 mi |
| Stoke Park Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.56 mi | 2.1 mi |
| Glenfrome Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.16 mi | 2.2 mi |
| Air Balloon Hill Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.56 mi | 2.3 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| How full | 203 pupils in 210 places (97% full) |
| Trust | CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Report card, March 2026: 5 areas strong or exceptional, 2 at the expected standard |
| Report card |
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| Meeting the expected standard | 57.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 57.0% |
| 2023/24 | 83.0% |
| 2022/23 | 82.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Frome Vale Academy
| Girls and boys | 47.8% girls, 52.2% boys |
| English as an additional language | 22.7% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 29.1% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Frome Vale Academy
Cheapest district inside the 0.6 miles: BS16, median £337,500.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS16 | South Gloucestershire | 0.4 mi | £337,500 136 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 0.6 miles the school admitted from in the latest published year, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Frome Vale Academy by bus
Best-served stop: Long Close, 0.2 mi away, with 1.9 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 06:40, last 20:15.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selbrooke Crescent | 0.1 mi | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 47x |
| Long Close | 0.2 mi | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 47x |
| Heath Walk | 0.3 mi | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 19, 534, BG4 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Frome Vale Academy against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around BS16: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at BS16 2QS, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Frome Vale Academy?
Frome Vale Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in the latest published year lived 0.6 miles away, per Bristol, City of.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Frome Vale Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.6 miles was enough in the latest published year. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Frome Vale Academy guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Bristol, City of school's distance
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