The Friary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Eastern Avenue
 Lichfield
 Staffordshire WS13 7EW
Telephone: 01543 267400
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2019
History: This school arose from The Friary School
Trust: Primitas Learning Partnership

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Mark Drury (since January 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Matt Allman
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 73.32 / 13.38
Non-teaching Staff*: 55.04
Number of pupils: 1220
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.6
Sex: Mixed (47% boys / 53% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 18.70% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 30.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 11.1% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 15.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 13.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 10.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Staffordshire
Constituency: Lichfield
Electoral Ward: Chadsmead
School Number: 8604126

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 11th March 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. Chadsmead Primary Academy (1.0km) show on map
  2. Willows Primary Academy (1.3km) show on map
  3. SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  4. Maple Hayes Hall School (1.4km) show on map
  5. Lichfield Cathedral School (1.5km) show on map
  6. Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  7. Rocklands School (1.6km) show on map
  8. Charnwood Primary Academy (1.6km) show on map
  9. Nether Stowe School (1.6km) show on map
  10. The Bridge Academy (2.1km) show on map
  11. St Chad's CofE Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  12. Queen's Croft High School (2.2km) show on map
  13. Scotch Orchard Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  14. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  15. Five Spires Academy (2.5km) show on map
  16. St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  17. King Edward VI School (2.6km) show on map
  18. Saxon Hill Academy (2.8km) show on map
  19. Anna Seward Primary (3.0km) show on map
  20. Streethay Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  21. Longdon Hall School (3.8km) show on map
  22. Fulfen Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  23. St James Church of England Primary Academy (4.5km) show on map
  24. Highfields Primary Academy (4.5km) show on map
  25. Fradley Park Primary and Nursery School (5.0km) show on map
  26. Hayes Meadow Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  27. Boney Hay Primary Academy (5.3km) show on map
  28. Springhill Primary Academy (5.3km) show on map
  29. Gentleshaw Primary Academy (5.5km) show on map
  30. Chase Terrace Academy (5.5km) show on map
  31. Ridgeway Primary Academy (5.7km) show on map
  32. St Stephen's Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  33. Chase Terrace Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  34. The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  35. Greysbrooke Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  36. St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  37. Holly Grove Primary Academy (6.2km) show on map
  38. Whittington Primary and Nursery School (6.3km) show on map
  39. The Croft Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  40. Erasmus Darwin Academy (6.6km) show on map
  41. Chasetown Community School (6.6km) show on map
  42. Options Trent Acres School (6.6km) show on map
  43. Brownhills Ormiston Academy (7.1km) show on map
  44. Hob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  45. Henry Chadwick Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  46. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  47. St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy (7.5km) show on map
  48. Watling Street Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  49. St James Academy (7.6km) show on map
  50. Millfield Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  51. Ogley Hay Nursery School (7.7km) show on map
  52. Shenstone Lodge School (7.8km) show on map
  53. All Saints Church of England Primary and Nurs... (7.9km) show on map
  54. Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  55. Norton Canes High School (8.3km) show on map
  56. Brownhills West Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  57. Norton Canes Primary Academy (8.3km) show on map
  58. Hazel Slade Primary Academy (8.3km) show on map
  59. Shire Oak Academy (8.3km) show on map
  60. The Howard Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  61. Chase View Community Primary School (8.6km) show on map
  62. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  63. Walsall Wood School (8.8km) show on map
  64. Heath Hayes Primary Academy (8.8km) show on map
  65. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (8.8km) show on map
  66. Oakwood School (9.0km) show on map
  67. Jerome Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  68. Castlefort Academy (9.1km) show on map
  69. Yoxall St Peter's CofE Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  70. Churchfield CofE Primary Academy (9.2km) show on map
  71. Rugeley School (9.2km) show on map
  72. Five Ways Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  73. St John's Church of England Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  74. Thomas Barnes Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  75. Gorsemoor Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  76. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy (9.7km) show on map
  77. Kingsmead School (10.0km) show on map
  78. Chancel Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  79. Little Aston Primary Academy (10.1km) show on map
  80. The Hart School (10.2km) show on map
  81. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  82. Hednesford Nursery School (10.4km) show on map
  83. Leighswood School (10.5km) show on map
  84. Ryders Hayes School (10.5km) show on map
  85. Forest Hills Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  86. Coton Green Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  87. Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy (10.5km) show on map
  88. The John Bamford Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  89. Mary Howard Church of England Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  90. Lift Rawlett (10.8km) show on map
  91. JP Alternative Education (10.9km) show on map
  92. West Hill Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  93. St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  94. Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  95. Four Oaks Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  96. Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy (11.0km) show on map
  97. Etching Hill CofE Primary Academy (11.0km) show on map
  98. St Francis Catholic Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  99. Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School (11.1km) show on map
  100. Hill West Primary School (11.1km) show on map
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Associated Schools

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

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