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Friars Primary Foundation School

Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Southwark

Webber Street, London, SE1 0RF

Website 02072071807

81

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

95%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.0%

26.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

194

Capacity used

Nearly full

92%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

95%

1st preference success rate

21 of 22 families who put it first got an offer

29

Places offered

60

Total applications

2.1

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2221● 95%
2nd preference115● 45%
3rd preference111● 9%
Later preferences (4th–6th)162● 13%
Total602948%

1st preference success by year

82%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
95%
2025

Southwark lets families list 6 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Joanna Wratten
Address
Webber Street, Blackfriars, London, SE1 0RF
Phone
02072071807
Local authority
Southwark
Ward / constituency
Borough & Bankside · Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100855

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals44%——
English as additional language54%——
SEN support21%——
52% boys (101)48% girls (93)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

194 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    07 February 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 153 pupils

Attendance

92.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

8.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

26.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

19%
20/21
29%
21/22
27%
22/23
31%
23/24
27%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths81%——
Higher standard5%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard68%
+6% vs England
Higher standard5%
-3% vs England

Reading

Expected standard86%
+11% vs England
Higher standard50%
+17% vs England
Average score108
+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard77%
+5% vs England
Greater depth14%
+1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard77%
+3% vs England
Higher standard18%
-8% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard82%
+9% vs England
Higher standard32%
+2% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Science

Expected standard86%
+4% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

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Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)68%61%
Higher standard5%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.