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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 11 March 2014Graded inspection: Good · as The Friary School, URN 124422
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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 entry637 applications · 217 places offered · 268 named it first
- 2026 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2025 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.9
- 2024 3.1; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- 2023 3.2; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- 2022 3.1; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2021 3.0; Staffordshire median median 1.7
- 2020 3.0; Staffordshire median median 1.8
- 2019 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 2.9; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 2.7; Staffordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2016 2.3; Staffordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 1.9; Staffordshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 2.1; Staffordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Staffordshire median
Dashed bars: as The Friary School (URN 124422), the previous school.
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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 | 217 | 637 | 2.9 | 268 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2025 | 215 | 618 | 2.9 | 264 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2024 | 209 | 642 | 3.1 | 251 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2023 | 217 | 684 | 3.2 | 241 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2022 | 216 | 660 | 3.1 | 264 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2021 | 209 | 623 | 3.0 | 231 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2020 | 210 | 632 | 3.0 | 229 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2019 * | 208 | 597 | 2.9 | 229 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2018 * | 210 | 614 | 2.9 | 292 | 1.39 |
| Sep 2017 * | 214 | 578 | 2.7 | 229 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2016 * | 197 | 448 | 2.3 | 171 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2015 * | 208 | 404 | 1.9 | 198 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2014 * | 178 | 376 | 2.1 | 166 | 0.93 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 203 | 58.5 | 65% | 80% | – |
| 2024/25 | 198 | 57.8 | 66% | 81% | – |
| 2023/24 | 206 | 57.6 | 62% | 82% | +0.86 |
| 2022/23 | 195 | 56.5 | 53% | 76% | +0.72 |
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
- The Friary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.9applications per place 58.5Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · Staffordshire20261.7applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20222.5applications per place 53.9Attainment 8
- 5.9 km · StaffordshireGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
- 6.7 km · StaffordshireRemains Good20232.3applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 7.2 km · WalsallSome aspects not as strong20242.5applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
- 7.9 km · StaffordshireNot yet inspected2.0applications per place
- 8.3 km · StaffordshireRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
- 8.3 km · WalsallSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 146907 · 860/4126
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,250 pupils · 1,255 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2019
- Replaced
- The Friary School (URN 124422)
- Address
- Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 7EW
- Local authority
- Staffordshire · Lichfield
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources