Friars Primary School and Nursery
Primary schoolFriars Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Southend-on-Sea, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 429 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 11 December 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, 66% of pupils at Friars Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Southend-on-Sea and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Southend-on-Sea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 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- St George's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)610 m
- Hinguar Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Shoeburyness High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 38.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
- Great Wakering Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Thorpedene Primary School & NurseryPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Southend-on-Sea
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).