Friars Primary Foundation School

Friars Primary Foundation School continues to demonstrate good performance, characterized by its welcoming atmosphere and strong community values. Pupils exhibit enthusiasm for learning and exhibit exemplary behavior both in the classroom and around the school. The curriculum is ambitious, providing a wide range of subjects that engage students effectively. Notably, the school ensures that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well-supported and included in the mainstream curriculum, allowing for meaningful participation in learning activities. Parents express satisfaction with the school’s nurturing environment, and safeguarding measures are deemed effective.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate enthusiasm and pride in their school.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND through tailored adaptations.
• Curriculum is ambitious and meets national requirements.
• Pupils are well-behaved and respectful towards each other.
• Diverse educational experiences provided through clubs and trips.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clear identification of essential knowledge.
• Inconsistencies in subject-specific knowledge retention.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Friars Primary Foundation School attended 92.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Friars Primary Foundation School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Friars Primary Foundation School had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 23.7% of pupils at Friars Primary Foundation School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Friars Primary Foundation School received £9,891 and spent £10,439 for each of its 190 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £58,000 (-£304 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Friars Primary Foundation School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Friars Primary Foundation School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Friars Primary Foundation School last inspected by Ofsted?

Friars Primary Foundation School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Friars Primary Foundation School have?

Friars Primary Foundation School has 194 pupils on roll.

What age range does Friars Primary Foundation School cover?

Friars Primary Foundation School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Friars Primary Foundation School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Friars Primary Foundation School?

Friars Primary Foundation School is at Webber Street, Blackfriars, London, SE1 0RF.