Friars Primary School and Nursery

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Constable Way
 Shoeburyness
 Southend-on-Sea
 Essex SS3 9XX
Telephone: 01702 294837

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2016
History: This school arose from Friars Primary School and Nursery
Trust: Portico Academy Trust
Sponsor: Portico Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Executive Headteacher: Mr Christopher McClay (since September 2019)
Previous Headteacher: Cheryl Woolf
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 23.36 / 15.28
Non-teaching Staff*: 22.1
Number of pupils: 427
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.3
Sex: Mixed (55% boys / 45% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 41.80% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 25.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 18.9% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 16.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 21.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Southend-on-Sea
Electoral Ward: Shoeburyness
School Number: 8823824

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 4th December 2014 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St George's Catholic Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  2. Hinguar Community Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  3. Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School (1.3km) show on map
  4. Shoeburyness High School (1.4km) show on map
  5. Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery (1.7km) show on map
  6. Great Wakering Primary Academy (1.8km) show on map
  7. Bournes Green Junior School (1.9km) show on map
  8. Bournes Green Infant School (1.9km) show on map
  9. Thorpe Hall School (2.7km) show on map
  10. Alleyn Court Preparatory School (2.7km) show on map
  11. Barling Magna Primary Academy (3.3km) show on map
  12. Southend High School for Girls (3.4km) show on map
  13. Greenways Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  14. Southchurch High School (3.6km) show on map
  15. St Nicholas School (3.9km) show on map
  16. Hamstel Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  17. Hamstel Infant School and Nursery (4.1km) show on map
  18. Cecil Jones Academy (4.8km) show on map
  19. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  20. Temple Sutton Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  21. Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery (5.1km) show on map
  22. Bournemouth Park Academy (5.1km) show on map
  23. Victory Park Academy (5.5km) show on map
  24. Sutton House Academy (5.5km) show on map
  25. South Essex College of Further and Higher Edu... (5.7km) show on map
  26. Southend YMCA Community School (6.0km) show on map
  27. St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  28. St Helen's Catholic Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  29. Barons Court Primary School and Nursery (6.4km) show on map
  30. Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff (6.4km) show on map
  31. Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery (6.5km) show on map
  32. Compass Community School Boleyn Park (6.6km) show on map
  33. Stambridge Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  34. St Bernard's High School (6.6km) show on map
  35. The Westborough School (6.8km) show on map
  36. Southend High School for Boys (7.1km) show on map
  37. Earls Hall Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  38. Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery (7.4km) show on map
  39. Chase High School (7.4km) show on map
  40. Lancaster School (7.4km) show on map
  41. Poplar Adolescent Unit (8.1km) show on map
  42. Rochford Primary and Nursery School (8.2km) show on map
  43. Waterman Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  44. Saint Pierre School (8.5km) show on map
  45. Chalkwell Hall Infant School (8.6km) show on map
  46. Chalkwell Hall Junior School (8.6km) show on map
  47. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (8.6km) show on map
  48. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  49. St Thomas More High School (8.7km) show on map
  50. Westcliff High School for Boys Academy (8.8km) show on map
  51. Estuary High School (8.8km) show on map
  52. Westcliff High School for Girls (8.9km) show on map
  53. Holt Farm Infant School (9.0km) show on map
  54. Holt Farm Junior School (9.0km) show on map
  55. Darlinghurst Academy (9.1km) show on map
  56. The King Edmund School (9.2km) show on map
  57. Kingsdown School (9.3km) show on map
  58. Eastwood Primary School & Nursery (9.4km) show on map
  59. The Eastwood Academy (9.4km) show on map
  60. Blenheim Primary School (9.4km) show on map
  61. The St Christopher School (9.5km) show on map
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  63. Leigh North Street Primary School (9.5km) show on map
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  65. West Leigh Infant School (10.0km) show on map
  66. West Leigh Junior School (10.0km) show on map
  67. Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School (10.3km) show on map
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  69. St. Michael's School (10.5km) show on map
  70. Fairways Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  71. Belfairs Academy (10.7km) show on map
  72. Edwards Hall Primary School (10.8km) show on map
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  77. Richmond Primary School (11.4km) show on map
  78. Lift Ashingdon (11.4km) show on map
  79. Lift Westerings (11.4km) show on map
  80. St Edward's Catholic Primary School (11.6km) show on map
  81. Lift Greensward (11.7km) show on map
  82. Lift Plumberow (12.0km) show on map
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  85. Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School (12.4km) show on map
  86. Lift Hockley (12.5km) show on map
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  89. Leigh Beck Junior School (12.6km) show on map
  90. Halfway Houses Primary School (12.7km) show on map
  91. Nore Academy (12.7km) show on map
  92. The Elmley Dray School (12.7km) show on map
  93. Hadleigh Junior School (12.7km) show on map
  94. Minster in Sheppey Primary School (12.8km) show on map
  95. Wyburns Primary School (13.0km) show on map
  96. Leigh Academy Minster (13.2km) show on map
  97. Westwood Academy (13.3km) show on map
  98. St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School (13.4km) show on map
  99. Lubbins Park Primary Academy (13.7km) show on map
  100. St Leonard's Church of England Primary School (13.7km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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