The Friary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 20 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 146907
- Address
- Eastern Avenue, WS13 7EW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1220 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.5%
- Girls
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
White British 84.9%
Mixed 4.8%
Chinese 3.9%
Other White 3%
Other Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 62%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.8
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.07
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 75 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 79 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 51 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 35 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
| English Language | GCSE | 195 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 196 |
Admissions
The Friary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 215
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 264
- 2nd preference
- 230
- 3rd preference
- 108
- From another Local Authority
- 24
Offers
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 209 106 103 |
| Year 8 | 211 119 92 |
| Year 9 | 213 103 110 |
| Year 10 | 203 94 109 |
| Year 11 | 198 87 111 |
| Year 12 | 104 44 60 |
| Year 13 | 82 26 56 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 46.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 44.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 72.0% 51.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 25.0% 10.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 2.4% |