Friesland School

Friesland School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspection areas. The school cultivates a positive environment where pupils feel safe and valued, and teachers demonstrate high expectations for their students. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed, allowing students to choose subjects that align with their aspirations, and there is a strong emphasis on personal development, including effective careers education and extracurricular activities. The school's leadership, bolstered by the support of the Two Counties Trust, is proactive in addressing the needs of its students, ensuring a solid foundation for their education.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils foster a supportive learning environment.
• High-quality education with a well-structured curriculum across various subjects.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Engaging extracurricular activities that enrich pupils' experiences.
• Proactive leadership with strong oversight from the trust.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent application of the behaviour policy by some staff.
• Some aspects of the curriculum are not securely embedded, affecting depth of understanding.
• Varied effectiveness in the implementation of teaching methods across different classes.

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 Friesland School attended 90.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 23.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 9.9% of pupils at Friesland School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 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 Friesland School had 17.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 23.0% of pupils at Friesland School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Friesland School received £7,969 and spent £7,801 for each of its 1,237 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £9,000 (£7 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of The Two Counties Trust, income was £8,024 and spending £7,827 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Erewash · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications

Friesland School is part of The Two Counties Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Wilsthorpe School Nottingham
• Allestree Woodlands School Derby
• Selston High School Nottingham
• Swanwick Hall School Alfreton
• Frederick Gent School Alfreton
• Ashfield Comprehensive School Nottingham
• The Manor Academy Mansfield
• Springwell Community College Chesterfield
• Heritage High School Chesterfield

What is Friesland School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Friesland School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Friesland School last inspected by Ofsted?

Friesland School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Friesland School have?

Friesland School has 1,120 pupils on roll.

What age range does Friesland School cover?

Friesland School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Friesland School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.0, and 44% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Friesland School?

Friesland School is at Nursery Avenue, Sandiacre, Nottinghamshire, NG10 5AF.