Blackfriars Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded special school
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Staffordshire
Unique reference
141448
Address
Priory Road, ST5 2TF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
120 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
69.2%
Girls
30.8%
First language not English
4.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
39.2%
Persistent absence
29.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 2.5%
Indian 1.7%
African 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
26
19
7
Year 8
23
20
3
Year 9
32
22
10
Year 10
25
12
13
Year 11
14
10
4
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
93.0%
83.4%
85.5%
Further education
7.0%
46.0%
36.9%
School sixth form
0.0%
33.9%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
3.1%
12.9%
Other education destinations
87.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
3.3%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
5.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
0.0%
5.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
7.0%
2.5%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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