Blackfriars Academy is a school located in Newcastle-under-Lyme. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 17/01/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.7%, which is 4.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Priory Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme

School Information

Address: Priory Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Website: http://www.blackfriarsacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01782987151
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alison Parr
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141448

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 120
Number of Pupils: 109
Number of Boys: 68
Number of Girls: 41

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 27.8% 8.2%

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy
St Paul's Road Off Orme Road , ST5 2NB
3out of 4 189 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Silverdale Road , ST5 2TA
3out of 4 516 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Friarswood
Abbots Way , ST5 2ES
3out of 4 545 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hassell Primary School
Barracks Road , ST5 1LF
3out of 4 650 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Westlands Primary School
Ostend Place , Westlands ST5 2QY
3out of 4 1,169 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John Fisher Catholic College
Ashfields New Road , ST5 2SJ
3out of 4 977 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Newcastle Academy
Gallowstree Lane , The Westlands ST5 2QS
1out of 4 1,211 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Orme Academy
Milehouse Lane , ST5 9JU
2out of 4 2,381 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Thistley Hough Academy
Thistley Hough , Penkhull ST4 5JJ
3out of 4 2,385 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Clayton Hall Academy
Clayton Lane , Clayton ST5 3DN
3out of 4 2,538 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group
Knutton Lane , ST5 2GB
- not rated 935 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blackfriars Academy
Priory Road , ST5 2TF
4out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Edenhurst Preparatory School
Westlands Avenue , ST5 2PU
- not rated 776 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Coppice Academy
Abbots Way , Westlands ST5 2EY
3out of 4 820 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Newcastle-under-Lyme School
Mount Pleasant , ST5 1DB
- not rated 1,061 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Demetae Academy
Linden House , 17a King Street ST5 1JF
- not rated 1,169 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.