Friars Primary Foundation School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 6 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Southwark
Unique reference
100855
Address
Webber Street, Blackfriars, SE1 0RF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
183 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
53.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
43.7%
Persistent absence
21.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.0%
Pupil ethnicities
Mixed 21.3%
African 19.7%
White British 13.7%
Other White 13.1%
Other 9.3%
Bangladeshi 6.6%
Caribbean 4.4%
Other Black 3.3%
Unclassified 2.7%
Other Asian 2.2%
Indian 1.6%
Pakistani 1.1%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.6
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAverage-0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 81%
Local authority average 69%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Friars Primary Foundation School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
21
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
9
2
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
5
2
Reception, Full-time
23
12
11
Year 1
27
16
11
Year 2
19
13
6
Year 3
21
6
15
Year 4
27
10
17
Year 5
26
18
8
Year 6
24
11
13
Year 2024-2025