The Friary School
Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 7EW
1,255 pupils · 100% of 1,250 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 20 March 2024, published 6 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 65.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 81.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 61.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“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 — 1.24 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 217 | 268 | 637 | 217 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 215 | 264 | 618 | 215 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 209 | 251 | 642 | 209 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 217 | 241 | 684 | 217 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 216 | 264 | 660 | 216 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 209 | 231 | 623 | 209 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 210 | 229 | 632 | 210 |
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
- Nether Stowe School 1.7 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- King Edward VI School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Chase Terrace Academy 5.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Erasmus Darwin Academy 6.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Brownhills Ormiston Academy 7.2 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Norton Canes High School 8.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · 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.