Nether Stowe School
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 692 pupils
The Friary School
Eastern Avenue, Lichfield WS13 7EW
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,255
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,250
Local authority
Staffordshire
Primitas Learning Partnership
Schola Grade 8
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About The Friary School
The Friary School is a secondary academy in Lichfield, Staffordshire, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Primitas Learning Partnership.
It has 1,255 pupils on roll and room for 1,250. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 8 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,255
- Capacity
- 1,250 pupils
- Free school meals
- 19.00% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Primitas Learning Partnership
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 146907
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