Co-op Academy Friarswood
Ofsted: Good
Score
B79
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Newcastle, ST5 2ES
- Distance
- 0.3km away
Coppice Academy
Abbots Way, Westlands, Newcastle, ST5 2EY
Ofsted: Outstanding
Independent
Phase
90
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 4 February 2025.
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 4 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 5.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 9.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 13.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 22
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 110
- Boys
- 74 (70%)
- Girls
- 32 (30%)
- Capacity
- 90 (118% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 39.1%
- EAL
- 8.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 7.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £17,136/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 88.2%
- White Other: 4.5%
- Mixed Other: 1.8%
- Black African: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.9%
- Black Caribbean: 0.9%
- Other: 0.9%
88.2%
White British
4.5%
White Other
1.8%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Abbots Way
Newcastle, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 141449
- UKPRN
- 10047645
- Establishment No.
- 7027
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
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