Friars Primary School and Nursery, Southend-on-Sea

Overview

Friars Primary School and Nursery is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Southend-on-Sea, East of England, for pupils aged 3–11. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy converter
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Primary
Age range: Ages 3–11
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: No
School capacity: 472
Pupils on roll: 429
URN: 143334

Admissions

Local authority: Southend-on-Sea
Academy trust or group: PORTICO ACADEMY TRUST

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 420
Pupils on roll: 404
Unfilled places at survey date: 16

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Reception

First preferences: 57
Total preferences: 90
Offers made: 60

First preferences compared with offers

0.95 first preferences per offer

57 first preferences and 60 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	57	90	60
2025/26	45	73	49
2024/25	40	72	46
2023/24	55	84	56
2022/23	50	90	56

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

Primary

2024/25 results

Reading, writing & maths — meeting the expected standard
School
66%
England
62%
Pupils included: 56
Reading, writing & maths — achieving a higher standard
School
5%
England
8%
Pupils included: 56

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 11 December 2024 · Published 16 January 2025
Outcome: Standards maintained

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Constable Way, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS3 9XX
Local authority: Southend-on-Sea
Area: Schools in Southend-on-Sea

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