School profile
Friars Academy
Friars Close, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 2LA
Overview
Friars Academy is a special / send school (academy special converter) in WELLINGBOROUGH, East Midlands, for pupils aged 11–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Academy special converter
- Establishment group
- Academies
- Age range
- Ages 11–18
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School capacity
- 154
- Pupils on roll
- 149
- URN
- 140277
Admissions
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Academy trust or group
- BETTER TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
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Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
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Other recent inspection activity
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Ungraded inspection
Inspected 15 January 2025 · Published 30 January 2025
Outcome: Standards maintained
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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
SEND and additional needs
Types of special educational need recorded in the official dataset. These describe recorded provision, not a judgement of quality.
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Location
- Address
- Friars Close, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 2LA
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
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