Secondary
Friars Academy
Friars Close, Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 149 of 154 places
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- BETTER TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2025
Standards maintained
An ungraded inspection, which checks whether a school remains at its previous grade rather than re-grading it. Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
0%
-2.10
Well below average progress
0.4
All published measures2021/2022
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 0.4 |
| EBacc average point score | 0.03 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Progress 8 | -2.10 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Friars Close, Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
North Northamptonshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jonathan Budd
- Address
- Friars Close, Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
- Telephone
- 01933304950