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Friars Primary School and Nursery

URN
143334
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Friars Primary School and Nursery
URN
143334
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

67 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

56

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

68

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#12 of 29 schools in Southend-on-Sea

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Friars Primary School and Nursery

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Friars Primary School and Nursery

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
16 January 2025
Inspection date
11 December 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 16 January 2025

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

49

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

73

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

48

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.49×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Southend-on-Sea)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.friarsprimary.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Southend-on-Sea to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

80.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

79.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

75.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

66.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

SS3 9XX - Constable Way, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Contact details

Address
Constable Way, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Postcode
SS3 9XX
Phone
1702294837
Website
www.friarsprimary.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Southend-on-Sea
Local authority code
882

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 138 schools in Southend-on-Sea.

Authority statistics

Total schools

138

Open schools

60

Closed schools

78

Primary schools

82

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    16 January 202511 December 2024-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 16 January 2025
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      16 January 2025
      Inspected
      11 December 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    65.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 45

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    27

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary82 (59.4%)
    • Secondary27 (19.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other29 (21.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Friars Junior School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Friars Infant School and Nursery0 mPrimaryClosed
    Friars Primary School and Nursery0 mPrimaryClosed
    St George's Catholic Primary School607 mPrimaryClosed
    St George's Catholic Primary School607 mPrimaryOpen
    Hinguar Community Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Hinguar Community Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Richmond Avenue Junior School1.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    Richmond Infants' and Nursery School1.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Friars Junior School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Friars Infant School and Nursery
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Friars Primary School and Nursery
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St George's Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      607 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Southend-on-Sea)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Barons Court Primary School and NurseryPrimarySS0 7PJClosed
    Barons Court Primary School and NurseryPrimarySS0 7PJOpen
    Blenheim Primary SchoolPrimarySS9 4HXOpen
    Blenheim Primary School and Children's CentrePrimarySS9 4HXClosed
    Bournemouth Park AcademyPrimarySS2 5JNOpen
    • Barons Court Primary School and Nursery
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SS0 7PJ
      Status
      Closed
    • Barons Court Primary School and Nursery
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SS0 7PJ
      Status
      Open
    • Blenheim Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SS9 4HX
      Status
      Open
    • Blenheim Primary School and Children's Centre
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SS9 4HX
      Status
      Closed
    St George's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    607 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Hinguar Community Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Hinguar Community Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Richmond Avenue Junior School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Richmond Infants' and Nursery School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bournemouth Park Academy
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    SS2 5JN
    Status
    Open