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Friars Academy

Academy school in Wellingborough NN8 2LA

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  • School Reference Number: 140277
  • Address: Friars Close, Wellingborough NN8 2LA
  • Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Budd
  • Telephone: 01933 304950
  • Website: friarsacademy.org
  • Managing Organisation: BETTER TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy special converter
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 154
  • Local Education Authority: North Northamptonshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: November 2013* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 04/06/2015

Rating published on 02/07/2015

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

Sixth form provision: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
14 January 2025 31 January 2025 School inspection
22 May 2019 18 June 2019 Short inspection
4 June 2015 2 July 2015 Full inspection Outstanding
5 November 2013 5 November 2013 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number140277
Local Authority Code940
Local Authority NameNorth Northamptonshire
Establishment Number7029
School / College NameFriars Academy
Establishment Type Code44
Establishment typeAcademy special converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-11-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity154
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils151
Number of Boys104
Number of Girls47
Percentage Free School Meals44.40
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16904
Academy trust or TrustBETTER TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10043920
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date14-01-2025
StreetFriars Close
Locality
Address3
TownWellingborough
County (name)Northamptonshire
PostcodeNN8 2LA
Websitehttp://www.friarsacademy.org
Telephone01933304950
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameJonathan
Headteacher/Principal last nameBudd
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeE
Government Office RegionEast Midlands
District CodeE06000061
DistrictNorth Northamptonshire
Ward CodeE05013218
WardCroyland and Swanspool
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001571
Parliamentary ConstituencyWellingborough and Rushden
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000061
Easting489118
Northing267422
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)North Northamptonshire 032
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)North Northamptonshire 032A
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code928
Previous local authorityPre-LGR 2021 Northamptonshire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100032154855
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005697
LSOA CodeE01027350
Free School Meals64
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN140277
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/140277
LAESTAB9407029
School nameFriars Academy
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationAcademy Special Converter
School open date01/11/2013
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast Midlands
RegionEast Midlands
Local authorityNorth Northamptonshire
Parliamentary constituencyWellingborough and Rushden
Multi-academy trust UID16904
Multi-academy trust nameBETTER TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeNN8 2LA
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils151
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10087300
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection140277
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection9407029
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionFriars Academy
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Special Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection22/05/2019
Ungraded inspection publication date17/06/2019
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Outstanding
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS450325
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date04/06/2015
Publication date02/07/2015
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection140277
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9407029
School name at time of latest graded inspectionFriars Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Special Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessOutstanding
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionOutstanding
Previous inspection numberITS360174
Previous inspection start date11/07/2011
Previous publication date12/09/2011
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection130957
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9287029
School name at time of previous graded inspectionFriars School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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