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The Friary School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Eastern Avenue, Lichfield WS13 7EW · friaryschool.co.uk · 01543 267400
On the mapSearch near WS13 7EW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 57.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,255
- 5 over 1,250 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 268 families put the school first and 217 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 217 | 268 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 215 | 264 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 209 | 251 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 217 | 241 | 1.1▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 216 | 264 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.8, and 65.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲57.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲65.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲81.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲61.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.07 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124422)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 53.9 | +2.7 |
| Further education | 36.9 | +1.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −1 |
| Employment | 1.9 | −2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.9 | −2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 students | B- (37.3) | Average -0.12 | |
| 80 students | B- (37.4) | Average -0.12 | |
| 29 students | Dist+ (39.5) | Average +0.12 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 89 | B (38.6) | -0.18 |
| 2022/23 | 81 | B- (36.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 103 | B (39.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 65 | C+ (33.2) | +0.31 |
| 2017/18 | 107 | C (29.8) | +0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 102 | C (28.6) | -0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 112 | C (29.8) | -0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 62.1 | +2.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.4 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 20 | +1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.5 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Friary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124422), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124422)
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124422)
Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124422)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (291 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 291
- 24% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 49 parents (17%) with SEND