Friars Primary School and Nursery
Constable Way, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9XX
429 pupils · 91% of 472 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- PORTICO ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Free school meals
- 39.7%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — 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 11 December 2024, published 16 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 57 | 90 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 49 | 45 | 73 | 48 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 46 | 40 | 72 | 44 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 56 | 55 | 84 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 56 | 50 | 90 | 55 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 63 | 97 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 53 | 87 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 46 | 81 | 53 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St George's Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hinguar Community Primary School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Great Wakering Primary Academy 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Bournes Green Infant School 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.