Ofsted inspection · 16/07/2019
Overview of Friars Primary School and Nursery · Primary · Southend-on-Sea
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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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 | 66% | 5% | 80% | 21% | 79% | 23% | 75% | 18% | 88% | 84% | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 15% | 427 |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 5% | 64% | 17% | 78% | 19% | 68% | 14% | 85% | 68% | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 434 |
| 2022/23 | 55% | 7% | 68% | 23% | 72% | 10% | 60% | 22% | 82% | 77% | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | -1.70 | -0.70 | -1.20 | 13% | 436 |
| 2018/19 | 64% | 12% | 73% | 19% | 80% | 24% | 80% | 22% | 86% | 83% | 104.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 | +0.00 | +0.70 | -0.40 | 7% | 438 |
| 2017/18 | 69% | 16% | 78% | 38% | 78% | 20% | 80% | 27% | 84% | 82% | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 | +1.40 | -1.30 | +0.70 | — | 443 |
| 2016/17 | 66% | 4% | 70% | 26% | 77% | 9% | 79% | 15% | 81% | 77% | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 | +0.80 | -2.60 | +0.50 | 9% | 446 |
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.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 427 | 20.0 | 15% | 6% | 44% | 6% | 19% |
| 2023/24 | 434 | 22.4 | 16% | 7% | 46% | 7% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 436 | 20.4 | 13% | 7% | 46% | 7% | 21% |
| 2021/22 | 438 | 20.8 | 11% | 7% | 44% | 6% | 23% |
| 2020/21 | 443 | 21.4 | 11% | 6% | 37% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 438 | 19.5 | 7% | 8% | 40% | 4% | 8% |
| 2017/18 | — | 20.0 | — | — | — | 4% | 8% |
| 2016/17 | 446 | 18.5 | 9% | 7% | 41% | 4% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.