News
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Year 7 Warwick Castle Trip
Our Year 7 students enjoyed an exciting trip to Warwick Castle, experiencing all the thrills of a local historical site! As part of their History upcoming ‘Medieval Life’ module, students had the opportunity to experience a stone keep castle first hand. They were able to enjoy entertainment such as an […]
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U13 Mini Hockey Tournament Against Lichfield Cathedral
The Friary competed in a friendly hockey tournament against Lichfield Cathedral School. It was the first competition of the season and it was a real goal spectacular. The Friary played against three teams with a total of 9 goals being scored. Even the new star of the tournament, Anand Sihota, […]
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Y10 Partnership Evening
Our Year 10 Partnership Evening welcomed in parents to review the next two years for their child as they begin their formal GCSE and vocational qualifications in the run up to Summer 2024. This event saw a presentation by the Headteacher – outlining key information and thinking around the next […]
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Garrick House Week
Our House week has just finished after sponsored walks, cake sales, treasure hunts, a film night, chocolate tombolas, a selfie mirror and Garrick’s Got Talent Competition which have all contributed to a superb week of activities to raise money and food donations for our House charity, Lichfield Foodbank. There was […]
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Friary Ski Team Success & Shout Out
Following the postponement of the Northern Schools Indoor Finals due to the sad death of the Queen, the Friary Boys Ski Team transferred their place to the Southern Schools Finals at Hemel Hempstead. First up, wearing bib 2 was new recruit Sean Whillis (Y10) who skied great for his first […]
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CAT Testing for Year 7s
An important part of our school’s provision is that we seek out all we can possibly know about every child so that we are always getting better placed to support them in being happy and successful. One of the ways we do this is by running Cogitative Ability Testing (CATs) […]
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Garrick House – Student Announcement
We are celebrating Garrick House Week between 3-7 October and as part of this week we are raising money and taking in food donations for our House charity: The Lichfield Foodbank. Throughout the week, Garrick students will hold a chocolate tombola, cake sales, a sponsored walk, a talent show, a […]
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Y13 Debating Competition – World Teachers’ Day
The first debate of the year saw Year 13 debate: ‘British society values the contribution of teachers.’ This theme was part of our World Teachers’ Day which encouraged students to reflect on the important of education, learning and the people who are there to help them move forward in life. […]
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818 & 819 Update
The School Transport Team from Staffordshire County Council, who are responsible for the issues we have all been having with the 818 and 819 school buses, have relayed the following messages as they work towards a solution: 818 Morning Service: This service will depart 10 minutes early from all points […]
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Years 7-11 Badminton
Tuesdays see the time for one of our most popular indoor clubs – badminton. Students from Years 7-11 have the opportunity to come and play competitive matches against friends whilst also improving their technique and tactical awareness. Sam Foster, Head of Performance & technologies, said: “We have seen a big […]
