The Friary School

State-Funded School

the-friary-school-staffordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

LichfieldConstituency

WS13 7EWPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Friary School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,255 pupils. The Friary School is part of PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 57.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 65.7%
EBacc average point score: 5.07

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,255

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,255
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

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 20 March 2024. 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
31 Mar 2014	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.