Friars Primary Foundation School | School performance

68%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

183

Pupils · 2024/25

54%

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

68%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

183

Pupils · 2024/25

54%

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

68%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

183

Pupils · 2024/25

54%

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/02/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySouthwark

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Friars Primary Foundation School · Primary · Southwark

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

68%

-13pp

86%71%55%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 68%

RWM higher standard

0pp

14%9%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

86%

Reading higher standard

50%

Writing expected standard

77%

Writing higher standard

14%

Maths expected standard

77%

Maths higher standard

18%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

82%

SPAG higher standard

32%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

183

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

54%

FSM eligible

48%

SEN

27%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

27%

Contact

Address

Webber Street, Blackfriars, London, SE1 0RF

Local authority

Southwark

Website

https://friarsprimaryschool.com/

Telephone

02072071807

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	68%	5%	86%	50%	77%	14%	77%	18%	86%	82%	108.0	104.0	109.0	—	—	—	27%	183
2023/24	81%	5%	90%	43%	90%	19%	90%	14%	95%	100%	109.0	105.0	107.0	—	—	—	26%	187
2022/23	55%	9%	64%	27%	77%	14%	68%	23%	91%	77%	104.0	103.0	103.0	-0.60	+1.60	-0.30	18%	176
2018/19	86%	14%	86%	31%	90%	21%	93%	34%	90%	90%	106.0	106.0	107.0	-0.20	+0.20	+0.40	18%	217
2017/18	59%	3%	72%	10%	93%	14%	83%	3%	97%	90%	103.0	102.0	106.0	-1.30	+1.90	-1.40	11%	225
2016/17	57%	9%	61%	9%	74%	17%	61%	17%	78%	65%	101.0	101.0	104.0	-1.10	+1.70	-1.30	15%	210

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	183	19.0	27%	54%	48%	8%	27%
2023/24	187	15.7	26%	54%	50%	8%	31%
2022/23	176	18.3	18%	50%	49%	8%	27%
2021/22	188	17.9	15%	50%	44%	9%	29%
2020/21	188	16.2	15%	47%	39%	—	—
2018/19	217	21.1	18%	50%	44%	6%	17%
2017/18	225	20.8	11%	55%	39%	5%	13%
2016/17	210	23.2	15%	56%	36%	5%	13%