The Friary School, Lichfield

In 2026, pupils at The Friary School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 58.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.7 in Staffordshire and 47 across England.

65% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Staffordshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 57.8.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.86: pupils made well above 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 45.5, against 62.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and French.

For September 2026 entry, 268 families put The Friary School as their first choice and 637 named it as one of their preferences, for 217 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 61 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Friary School are Nether Stowe School (1 mile, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 39.6); King Edward VI School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.9); Chase Terrace Academy (3.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.3); and Erasmus Darwin Academy (4.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.9).

The Friary School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

The Friary School is one of 8 schools run by Primitas Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Of the 206 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 37% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 95 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 62% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 20% into work. 27% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

8.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 149 pupils (11.9%) received SEN support and 21 (1.7%) 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 railway station is Lichfield City Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Friary School (in), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Friary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, The Friary School issued 77 suspensions, 6.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Friary School are Chadsmead Primary Academy (0.6 miles), Willows Primary Academy (0.8 miles), SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles) and Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.