Co-op Academy Friarswood

State-Funded School

co-op-academy-friarswood-staffordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

Newcastle-under-LymeConstituency

ST5 2ESPostcode

8.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Co-op Academy Friarswood is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 214 pupils. Co-op Academy Friarswood is part of THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 85%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

214

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 214
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 25 May 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
8 Mar 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.