Blackfriars Academy

State-Funded School

blackfriars-academy-staffordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

Newcastle-under-LymeConstituency

ST5 2TFPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Blackfriars Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 121 pupils. Blackfriars Academy is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

121

Total Pupils

69%Boys

31%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 121
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 11 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
6 Feb 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.