120
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
31%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Performance data for special schools may use different measures or have limited headline GCSE publication.
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 11/10/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityStaffordshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeSpecial school
Pupil : teacher ratio10.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Blackfriars Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Staffordshire
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
120
Pupil : teacher ratio
10.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
100%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
31%
Contact
Address
Priory Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Local authority
Staffordshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 120 | 14.3 | 100% | 4% | 39% | 11% | 31% |
| 2023/24 | 118 | 12.6 | 100% | 6% | 42% | 13% | 42% |
| 2022/23 | 119 | 10.8 | 100% | 4% | 47% | 11% | 37% |
| 2021/22 | 111 | 10.1 | 100% | 4% | 48% | 13% | 35% |
| 2020/21 | 109 | 9.1 | 100% | 5% | 41% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 91 | 8.3 | 100% | 3% | 54% | 9% | 28% |
| 2017/18 | — | 11.7 | — | — | — | 11% | 33% |
| 2016/17 | 187 | 8.7 | 100% | 10% | 53% | 9% | 28% |
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