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Friars Academy

Friars Academy
Friars Close
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
England
NN82LA

📞 phone: 01933 304950

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr Jonathan Budd

🌍 web: www.friarsacademy.org

151 pupils mixed gender
154 pupils capacity: 98% full

104 boys 69%

47 girls 31%

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Special classes
Has Special Classes
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
140277
Establishment type
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Establishment #
7029
Open date
1. November 2013
Reason open
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OSGB coordinates
Easting: 489118, Northing: 267422
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 52.298, Longitude: -0.69460
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
22. May 2019
Region › Const. › Ward
East Midlands › Wellingborough and Rushden › Croyland and Swanspool
SEN priorities
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Free school meals %
44.40
Trust
BETTER TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10043920

School governors

  • Mr Michael Thomas Fargher, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (24. November 2020—8. October 2027)
  • Miss Elizabeth Ann Jones, Local Governor
    (15. January 2018—1. January 2025)
  • Dr Roger John Westcott, Local Governor
    (8. October 2013—31. August 2025)
  • Mrs Emma Huison, Local Governor
    (20. March 2023—19. March 2027)
  • Mr James Connell, Local Governor
    (27. June 2023—16. April 2024)
  • Sophie Kursat, Local Governor
    (25. June 2024—24. June 2028)
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