Academy converter · Derbyshire

Friesland School

11–18Ages
1,120Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
145966URN

Nursery Avenue, Sandiacre, NG10 5AF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 above Derbyshire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Derbyshire

395 applications for 173 places · 5th of 45 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.0of 90

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

17th of 45 in Derbyshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Inspection history

21 November 2023
Graded inspection: Good
22 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Derbyshire median (1.7) close to England median (2.2)

395 applications · 173 places offered · 120 named it first

2026 2.3; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2025 2.6; Derbyshire median median 1.7
2024 2.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2023 2.6; Derbyshire median median 1.9
2022 2.7; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2021 2.4; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2020 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2019 2.5; Derbyshire median median 1.8
2018 2.3; Derbyshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Derbyshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Derbyshire median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Friesland School (URN 112994), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	173	395	2.3	120	0.69
Sep 2025	173	452	2.6	147	0.85
Sep 2024	205	512	2.5	180	0.88
Sep 2023	228	585	2.6	227	1.00
Sep 2022	209	564	2.7	168	0.80
Sep 2021	222	530	2.4	220	0.99
Sep 2020	211	531	2.5	175	0.83
Sep 2019	216	547	2.5	237	1.10
Sep 2018 *	222	506	2.3	196	0.88
Sep 2017 *	224	468	2.1	220	0.98
Sep 2016 *	216	440	2.0	208	0.96
Sep 2015 *	212	464	2.2	203	0.96
Sep 2014 *	202	420	2.1	199	0.99

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

214 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.017th of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%23rd of 45 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Derbyshire 65% England 66%

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.03

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	214	46.0	44%	66%	–
2024/25	210	44.1	38%	65%	–
2023/24	221	45.9	47%	67%	+0.03
2022/23	218	45.1	42%	65%	−0.21

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Friesland SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Wilsthorpe School
2.2 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
George Spencer Academy
2.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
The Long Eaton School
3.5 km · Derbyshire

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
Bramcote College
4.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

3.5applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
Alderman White School
4.3 km · Nottinghamshire

2026

3.9applications per place 53.2Attainment 8
Kirk Hallam Community Academy
4.8 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
4.9 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Chilwell School
5.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 50.3Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145966 · 830/5409
Trust: The Two Counties Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,323 pupils · 1,120 on roll
Free school meals: 31.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2018
Replaced: Friesland School (URN 112994)
Address: Nursery Avenue, Sandiacre, NG10 5AF
Local authority: Derbyshire · Erewash

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources