Frome Community College, styled as Frome College, is a

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Frome Frome ( ) is a town and civil parish in eastern Somerset, England. The town is built on uneven high ground at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills, and centres on the River Frome. The town, about south of Bath, is the largest in the Mendip ...

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, England for students aged 13 to 18. Approximately 1,200 were enrolled in December 2021, within the three tier system. Students' studies at the college lead up to

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, AS-Level and

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qualifications. Adult learning courses are also offered, as well as a nursery for preschool children. The college contains two distinct year groups. Pre-16 students are those in Years 9, 10 and 11 who are mostly studying for GCSEs. Post-16 students are part of the school's tertiary sector and so are known as

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students; they are for the most part studying AS/A-Levels. The site has a large self-contained sixth form building called Frome Futures. The school was assessed as 'good' in all categories at its last full

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inspection in January 2014, and this was confirmed by a short inspection in April 2018. Merlin Theatre, Frome - geograph

The college campus incorporates the 240 seat Merlin Theatre and Frome Leisure Centre, both of which are open to the school's use during school hours. The Leisure Centre offers a wide range of activities including swimming, indoor bowls, squash and a gym. Uniform for Year 9, 10 and 11 students is a navy blue blazer with purple lining bearing the school logo and the word 'Frome' below, a white shirt, a clip-on tie in their house colour (red, orange, green or blue), mid grey trousers or purple and white tartan skirt and black shoes.

Notable alumni

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(born 1980), 2009 Formula One World Drivers' Champion * Kerry Wilkinson (born 1980), bestselling author *Luke Hood, founder of

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* {{authority control Upper schools in Somerset Frome Community schools in Somerset