Blackfriars Academy
Academy special converter school in Newcastle-under-Lyme (Staffordshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first40 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Giles' and St George's Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 0.1 mi | Primary | 360 | Good, 2023 |
| Hassell Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.3 mi | Primary | 173 | Good, 2023 |
| Co-op Academy FriarswoodAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 214 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2013, previous school) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 444 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2017) |
| St John Fisher Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 1,075 | Requires improvement, 2023 |
| Coppice AcademyAcademy special converter | 0.6 mi | Special | 106 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Newcastle and Stafford Colleges GroupFurther education | 0.6 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme SchoolOther independent | 0.6 mi | Independent | 868 | - |
| Demetae AcademyOther independent | 0.6 mi | Independent | 50 | - |
| Lyme Brook Independent SchoolOther independent special | 0.7 mi | Special | 6 | - |
| Westlands Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 204 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Newcastle AcademyAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 441 | Good, 2023 |
| Harpfield Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Primary | 226 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| Langdale Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 411 | Good, 2024 |
| Knutton St Marys CofE AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Primary | 168 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Hempstalls Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 501 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin BasesPupil referral unit | 1.1 mi | Alternative provision | 48 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| St John's CofE (A) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.1 mi | Primary | 270 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Seabridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 436 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Merryfields SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.2 mi | Special | 118 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2014, previous school) |
| Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 228 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2014, previous school) |
| May Bank Infants' SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 173 | Good, 2023 |
| The Orme AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 768 | Good, 2024 |
| Thistley Hough AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 1,105 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Silverdale Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 152 | Good, 2023 |
| Clayton Hall AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 828 | Good, 2024 |
| The Willows Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 689 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.6 mi | Primary | 222 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| St Wulstan's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 457 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2013, previous school) |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 229 | Good, 2022 |
| Regent CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 1.7 mi | Special | - | - |
| University of KeeleHigher education institutions | 1.8 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Ellison Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 329 | Good, 2023 |
| Etruscan Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 443 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Emerge SchoolOther independent special | 1.9 mi | Special | 41 | - |
| Oaklands Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.9 mi | Nursery | 37 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2013) |
| St Joseph's CollegeAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 1,104 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Oakhill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 452 | Good, 2023 |
| The AvenueOther independent special | 2.0 mi | Special | 21 | - |
| Kaleidoscope SchoolOther independent special | 2.0 mi | Special | 41 | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).
Overall deprivation4
Income4
Employment3
Education and skills5
Health2
Crime4
Barriers to housing and services9
Living environment7
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 80
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