Friesland School is a secondary school located in Sandiacre. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/05/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Nursery Avenue, Sandiacre, NG10 5AF
Website: http://www.frieslandschool.com
Telephone: 01159397326
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Craig Patterson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 145966

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1323
Number of Pupils: 1290
Number of Boys: 687
Number of Girls: 603

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.28 Confidence interval -0.46 to -0.09
Of the 193 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 190 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:57%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.06
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ladycross Infant School
Victoria Road, Sandiacre NG10 5JD 		908 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School
Derby Road, Risley DE72 3SU 		968 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Cloudside Academy
Stanton Road, Sandiacre NG10 5DE 		1,291 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Longmoor Primary School
Newstead Road, Long Eaton NG10 4JG 		1,744 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4William Lilley Infant and Nursery School
Halls Road, Stapleford NG9 7FS 		1,982 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Wilsthorpe School
Derby Road, Long Eaton NG10 4WT 		2,432 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4George Spencer Academy
Arthur Mee Road, Stapleford NG9 7EW 		2,752 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Brackenfield Special School
Bracken Road, Long Eaton NG10 4DA 		2,406 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneSchool Global Uk Nottingham Campus
Wellington Street, Long Eaton NG10 4HR 		2,471 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSpring Valley School
The Old Rectory, Risley Lane, Breaston DE72 3AU 		2,761 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrent College
Derby Road, Long Eaton NG10 4AD 		2,843 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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