Friars Primary Foundation School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school creates a welcoming environment where children from different backgrounds get on well together and feel happy and safe. Early Years children make particularly good progress thanks to a good balance of teacher-led and child-chosen activities. Pupils benefit from a rich variety of interesting activities and events that help them develop as rounded individuals.
Key Strengths
- Children in Early Years learn well and make good progress
- Pupils behave well, are polite and considerate, with positive attitudes to learning
- The school organises a wide variety of interesting activities that promote pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
- Pupils feel safe and confident that staff will help with any problems
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers do not always match work to pupils' different abilities, causing some to find work too easy or too difficult
- Expectations for higher-attaining pupils are not high enough
- Marking feedback is not always followed up by pupils to improve their work
- Additional adults in classrooms are not always given clear roles to support pupils' learning
- Leadership has not maintained the school's previous high standards and does not check teaching quality frequently enough
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils know how to keep themselves safe from harm and are confident staff will help with any problems.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs, author and poet visits, reading celebration events
Friars Primary Foundation School requires improvement after previously being rated Outstanding. While pupils behave well and Early Years children make good progress, the school's overall achievement and teaching quality need to improve significantly.
At a Glance
43.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 90% to 86%. Maths has declined from 90% to 77%. Writing has declined from 90% to 77%.
Class Sizes
22.9
Avg class size
23.0
Infant (KS1)
24.5
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
194 pupils
210 capacity
16 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Southwark
Places available
3,264
Applications
2,205
Got 1st preference
84.7%
Got preferred school
98.6%
Primary admissions across Southwark (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.96217%
Overall absence
26.79739%
Persistent absence
153
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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