Friesland School is a larger than average-sized secondary school. Almost all students come from White British backgrounds. The proportion of disabled students and those who have special educational needs is well below average. The proportion of students who are disadvantaged and receive support from the pupil premium, which is the additional funding for students known to be eligible for free school meals and those in local authority care, is below average. At Key Stage 4, 53 students currently attend Clayfields House, Derby College, Children 1st Nurseries or Long Eaton School to follow work-related courses for one day each week. A very small number of Key Stage 3 students have recently taken up full-time placements at Kirk Hallam short-stay school, which offers alternative educational provision. The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for the attainment and progress of students in English and mathematics by the end of Year 11. Since the last inspection, the school has restructured its leadership team. One assistant headteacher was appointed from September 2013. The special educational needs coordinator took up her post in April 2014, and the head of mathematics, business and computing joined the school in September 2014.