Results & Performance

The Friary School’s results for Summer 2019 gave the school plenty to be positive about and some key areas to work on.

Headlines for Key Stage Four – Summer 2019:

Measurement School National Average
9-7 in English 33.3% Above
9-5 in English 76.7% Above
9-4 in English 89.3% Above
9-7 in Maths 19.5% In Line
9-5 in Maths 45.9% In Line
9-4 in Maths 77.4% In Line
9-7 in both English & Maths 15.7% In Line
9-5 in both English & Maths 42.8% In Line
9-4 in both English & Maths 73.6% Above
E-Baccalaureate (9-4) 39.6% Above
Progress 8 (P8) + 0.613 Well Above
Progress 8 in English + 0.581 Well Above
Progress 8 in Maths – 0.101 In Line

The key area for development for the school from the Summer 2019 results was the Progress of Mid-Ability Boys and Pupil Premium students, especially in Maths.

In addition, we have been continuing work on creating a more inclusive curriculum for all students; both in terms of current KS4 students through interventions and new courses, but also in the structure of our new curriculum for September 2019.

Even so, the DfE Performance Tables put the school at the top of the ranking for Staffordshire and in the Top 10% nationally.

Headlines for Sixth Form – Summer 2019:

Measurement School National Average
Y13 Overall Value Added + 0.38 0.00
Y13 A-Level Value Added + 0.33 0.00
Y13 Academic Value Added + 0.34 0.00
Y13 Vocational Value Added + 0.58 0.00

The key area for development for the school from the Summer 2019 results was to maintain the excellent results in Sixth Form provision in the context of an increasingly able cohorts coming through from Year 11.

The legacy curriculum has hampered school measurements and, without the inclusion of historical add-backs (dropped AS-results, etc) from up to three years ago, then the school figures would come in higher still. Indeed, the Summer 2019 A-Level results hit a benchmark far above national averages and other local providers.

Similar to Key Stage Four, we have implemented a new and more inclusive curriculum for all students and will be offering a wider range of vocational pathways, alongside our usual A-Level qualifications.

Again, the DfE Performance Tables put the school at a high ranking which compared well against all other local schools, whether they be mainstream or grammar.

Further Information:

For more information about the Key Stage Four results, please contact Sam Sullivan, Assistant Headteacher, via office@friaryschool.co.uk.

For more information about the Sixth Form results, please contact Carrie Cain, Assistant Headteacher, via office@friaryschool.co.uk.