{{Use British English|date=July 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox school | name = Frome Community College | image = Fcclogo.png | image_size = | coordinates = {{coord|51.243281|-2.311394|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | motto = | established = 1974 (school on site since 1921) | type = Community school | head = Emma Reynolds<ref name="dfe" /> | address = Bath Road | city = Frome | county = Somerset | country = England | postal_code = BA11 2HQ | local_authority = Somerset | urn = 123862 | enrolment = 1,213 (December 2021)<ref name="dfe" /> | ofsted = yes | lower_age = 13 | upper_age = 18 | houses = {{color box|#ffa500}} Saturn <br> {{color box|#FF0000}} Mars <br> {{color box|#7CFC00}} Jupiter <br> {{color box|#0000FF}} Neptune <br> {{color box|#FFFF00}} Venus (Yr9 and 10 only) | publication = | website = {{Official URL}} }}
'''Frome Community College''', styled as '''Frome College''', is a comprehensive school in Frome, Somerset, England for students aged 13 to 18. Approximately 1,200 were enrolled in December 2021,<ref name="dfe">{{Cite web|date=December 2021|title=Frome Community College|url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/123862|access-date=26 January 2022|publisher=gov.uk}}</ref> within the three tier system. Students' studies at the college lead up to GCSE, GNVQ, AS-Level and A-Level qualifications. Adult learning courses are also offered,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fromecollege.somerset.sch.uk/frome/content/community/adult_learning.php | title=Frome Somerset Skills and Learning | publisher=Frome Community College | access-date=23 November 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fromecollege.somerset.sch.uk/frome/resources/prospectus/14-16_Prospectus_2010-12.pdf | title=14-16 prospectus | publisher=Frome Community College | access-date=23 November 2010}}</ref> Post-16 students are part of the school's tertiary sector and so are known as sixth form students; they are for the most part studying AS/A-Levels. The site has a large self-contained sixth form building called Frome Futures.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fromecollege.somerset.sch.uk/frome/resources/prospectus/Post%2016%20Prospectus.pdf |title=post 16 prospectus |access-date=23 November 2010}}</ref>
The school was assessed as 'good' in all categories at its last full Ofsted inspection in January 2014, and this was confirmed by a short inspection in April 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reports: Frome Community College|url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/123862|access-date=26 January 2022|website=Ofsted}}</ref>thumb|ECOS
The college campus incorporates the 240 seat Merlin Theatre<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.merlintheatre.co.uk/ | title=Merlin Theatre | publisher=Merlin Theatre | access-date=23 November 2010}}</ref> and Frome Sport and Fitness, both of which are open to the school's use during school hours. Frome Sport and Fitness offers a wide range of activities including swimming, indoor bowls, squash and a gym.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avalonleisure.co.uk/frome-leisure-centre.html|title=Frome Leisure Centre|publisher=Avalon leisure|access-date=14 February 2010|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730073312/http://www.avalonleisure.co.uk/frome-leisure-centre.html|archive-date=30 July 2012}}</ref>
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 traditional tie in their house colour (red, orange, green or blue), mid grey trousers or purple and white tartan skirt and black shoes.
==Notable alumni== *Jenson Button (born 1980), 2009 Formula One World Drivers' Champion<ref>{{Citation|last = Baker|first = Andrew|title = Jenson Button's home town of Frome to immortalise Formula 1 World Champion|newspaper = The Daily Telegraph|location = London|date = 19 October 2009|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/jenson-button/6366853/Jenson-Buttons-home-town-of-Frome-to-immortalise-Formula-1-World-Champion.html}}</ref> *Rosa Robson (born 1992), comedian and actress<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.frometimes.co.uk/2010/09/02/issue-308-students-celebrate-exam-success-including-best-ever-gcses/|title=Issue 308 – Students celebrate exam success including best ever GCSEs|journal=Frome Times|date=2 September 2010|accessdate=24 September 2023}}</ref> *Kerry Wilkinson (born 1980), bestselling author<ref>{{Citation|last = Flood|first = Ailson|title = Self-published ebook author becomes Amazon's top seller|newspaper = The Guardian|location = London|date = 8 February 2012|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/feb/08/self-published-author-amazon-ebook}}</ref> *Luke Hood, founder of UKF Music<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sosoactive – Publish news|url=https://www.sosoactive.com/tag/childhood-education/|access-date=2020-12-13|website=Sosoactive – Publish news|date=20 April 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==2022 Coach crash== thumb On the afternoon of 28 November 2022, an [https://arleen.co.uk/ Arleen Coaches] coach taking 45 History students home from a visit to Chepstow Castle overturned. Several students were taken to hospital and one was reported to have potentially life-changing injuries.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jenkins |first=Marina |date=28 November 2022 |title=Frome College coach crash: One student left with potentially life-changing injuries |url=https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-11-29/student-has-potentially-life-changing-injuries-after-school-bus-crash}}</ref> Four men were charged in relation to the condition of the vehicle, and were due to appear at Bath Magistrates Court on 9 June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=8 June 2023 |title=Frome College coach crash: Four men due in court over school bus collision |url=https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-06-08/four-men-due-in-court-after-school-coach-carrying-pupils-overturned |access-date=1 March 2024 |website=ITV News}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=March 2024}}
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