Friars Academy
Friars Close, Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
149 pupils · 97% of 154 capacity
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BETTER TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 48.6%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 15 January 2025, published 30 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Nearby alternatives
- Wellingborough School 0.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Refocus 0.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Creating Tomorrow College 7.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Chelveston Road School 7.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Overstone Park School 8.4 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.