Friars Primary Foundation School
Primary schoolFriars Primary Foundation School is a primary school in Southwark, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 194 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, February 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 7 February 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 68% of pupils at Friars Primary Foundation School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 70% in Southwark and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 70% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 12% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Haberdashers' Borough AcademySecondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)370 m
- Elevated Futures EducationSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file390 m
- St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024410 m
- Charles Dickens Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)480 m
- St Jude's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)530 m
- Notre Dame Catholic Girls' SchoolSecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 44.4 (2025/26, provisional)540 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Southwark
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).