Friars Academy
Academy special converter · Mixed · North Northamptonshire
Friars Close, Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
91.4%
26.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
149
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
154 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rachel Stockham
- Address
- Friars Close, Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
- Phone
- 01933304950
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Ward / constituency
- Croyland & Swanspool · Wellingborough and Rushden
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140277
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 49% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 2% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BETTER TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
149 pupils · 154 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
15 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 142 pupils
Attendance
91.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 30 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2021/2022)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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.