Friesland School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Derbyshire
Nursery Avenue, Sandiacre, NG10 5AF
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/11/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
23.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,120
Capacity used
Has space85%
1,323 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
147 of 147 families who put it first got an offer
173
Places offered
452
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 147 | 147 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 190 | 18 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 107 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 452 | 166 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Derbyshire lets families list 3 preferences. 78 applications came from outside the council area (12 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Craig Patterson
- Address
- Nursery Avenue, Sandiacre, NG10 5AF
- Phone
- 01159397326
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward / constituency
- Draycott & Risley · Erewash
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145966
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE TWO COUNTIES TRUST
1,120 pupils · 1,323 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 22
22 September 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,119 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
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
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.03 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.25 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.02 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 55.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.14 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 210 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.73 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 63 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 209 | 19% | 43% | 71% | |
| English Language | 209 | 17% | 51% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 208 | 16% | 46% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 155 | 1% | 26% | 52% | |
| History | 114 | 12% | 38% | 54% | |
| Geography | 91 | 27% | 52% | 66% | |
| Business | 86 | 7% | 36% | 47% | |
| Spanish | 67 | 21% | 48% | 69% | |
| Biology | 54 | 43% | 85% | 98% | |
| Physics | 54 | 43% | 74% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 54 | 39% | 81% | 98% | |
| German | 46 | 13% | 57% | 74% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 34 | 3% | 6% | 24% | |
| Business Studies | 22 | 5% | 9% | 36% | |
| Biology | 17 | 6% | 12% | 24% | |
| Sociology | 14 | 0% | 7% | 21% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 0% | 8% | 17% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 0% | 30% | 60% | |
| Mathematics | 10 | 10% | 50% | 50% | |
| English Language and Literature | 10 | 0% | 0% | 70% | |
| Geography | 9 | 11% | 22% | 33% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Photography | 6 | 17% | 33% | 33% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17119: Friesland School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 49% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 12% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 50% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derbyshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.