Great western community store food hygiene rating

The rating: 5 - Very good

This is a fresh result: Great western community store was inspected on 15 July 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.

98% of rated food businesses in Somerset score 4 or 5, so this is a normal, good result for the area. See all Somerset ratings →

Address: 56A Great Western Street, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1FZ

How it compares in Somerset

That puts Great western community store among the 4,819 places in Somerset holding top marks, 88% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Somerset

5 out of 5		4,819	88%	← Great western community store
4 out of 5		541	10%
3 out of 5		88	2%
2 out of 5		23	<1%
1 out of 5		34	1%
0 out of 5		0	0%

A further 594 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

• Hygienic food handling Very good
• Cleanliness & condition of the building Very good
• How well they manage food safety Good

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Great western community store none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Understanding this rating

• What does a 0 food hygiene rating mean? A 0 means the inspector found serious problems and urgent improvement is necessary. It is the lowest rating the scheme gives, but it is not a closure order, and a business with a 0 can, and usually does, keep trading while it puts things right.
• Does a low hygiene rating mean the food is unsafe? A low rating tells you that an inspector found problems on a particular day. It is not a measurement of the food, it is not a prediction, and it is not a verdict on whether you will get ill. It is the best single signal a member of the public has, and it is a snapshot.
• Does a business have to display its hygiene rating? It depends where you are. In Wales and Northern Ireland a food business must display its rating where you can read it before you go in. In England it is voluntary, a business there can legally show you nothing.

More food hygiene ratings near here

Great western community store is one of 275 rated food businesses in Frome. See every hygiene rating in Frome →

Somerset inspects and rates 6,099 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Somerset →

The official record is held by the council: http://www.somerset.gov.uk