Blackfriars Academy
Special school in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. School remains Outstanding (Oct 2023).
Latest inspection: ungraded
Inspected 11 October 2023, report published 15 November 2023.
School remains Outstanding
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. The full inspection it refers to was before September 2019, so it isn’t in Ofsted’s current data. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around October 2027
The last inspection was in October 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
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Standards maintained (May 2025)
- 3.8 milesKemball School
School remains Good (Dec 2023)
- 4.4 milesManor Abbey School
Not inspected yet
- 4.6 milesWatermill School
School remains Good (Nov 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.