North Northamptonshire
Friars Academy
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What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -2.10
- Progress 8
- [-2.62, -1.58]
- Confidence interval
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023/2024 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/2023 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/2022 | 28 | 0.4 | -2.10 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0 |
EBacc figures stop at 2021/2022: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 140277 |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Academy special converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Jonathan Budd |
| Trust | BETTER TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | NN8 2LA |
| Pupils | 143 |
| FSM eligible | 47.4% |
Contact and identifiers
Friars Close, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 2LA
http://www.friarsacademy.org1933304950| DfE number | 7029 |
| UKPRN | 10043920 |
| Opened | 1 Nov 2013 |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |