Blackfriars Academy
Priory Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
121 pupils · 101% of 120 capacity
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.5%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Outstanding” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 October 2023, published 15 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
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Nearby alternatives
- Edenhurst Preparatory School 0.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- Coppice Academy 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Newcastle-under-Lyme School 1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Demetae Academy 1.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Lyme Brook Independent School 1.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- Merryfields School 1.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.