Friesland School, Sandiacre

In 2026, pupils at Friesland School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.2 in Derbyshire and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Derbyshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.03: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.7, against 51.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 30 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 120 families put Friesland School as their first choice and 395 named it as one of their preferences, for 173 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Friesland School are Wilsthorpe School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.3); George Spencer Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.6); The Long Eaton School (2.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 41.3); and Bramcote College (2.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.7).

Friesland School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Friesland School is one of 10 schools run by The Two Counties Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.7 in 2024/25.

Of the 221 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 40% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 87 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 49% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 29% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

3.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 258 pupils (23%) received SEN support and 37 (3.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Tram Park & Ride, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Friesland School (adjacent), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 80 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Friesland School issued 676 suspensions, 54.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Friesland School are Ladycross Infant School (0.5 miles), Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School (0.6 miles), Cloudside Academy (0.7 miles) and Longmoor Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.