News
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Parent Update – October 2024
The following parent update went out to parents on Thursday 3 October. There were a couple of items that were Year group specific as well, but this article just contains the items relevant to all families. Change to Calendar – INSET Days We have changed the original date of our […]
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U14 Boys Hockey Take On Queen Mary’s Grammar
In an exciting tournament hosted by Lichfield Hockey Club, the Friary U14 boys pushed off against Queen Mary’s Grammar School. Arriving early provided the Friary team with a valuable opportunity to warm up and hone their skills, but it was Queen Mary who came out of the gates strong, scoring […]
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Year 8 Boys Footballers Victorious
Our Year 8 boys football team kicked off the season with a wining start after a 4-3 victory over a strong King Edwards side. A fast start from The Friary saw us take an early two goal lead through goals from Jimmy Daniels and Noah Malpass. The Friary continued to […]
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Year 7 Trip to Warwick Castle
Year 7 enjoyed an educational and entertaining History trip to Warwick Castle. The trip, which is designed to supplement students upcoming work on William the Conqueror and their Castes HLA, involved climbing the battlements as well as a visit to the old jail. Students were also able to walk up […]
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Rocktoberfest 2024!
Tomorrow night we will be holding ‘Rocktoberfest’ at The Friary School. Parents and friends are invited to come and join us for a night of live music brought to us by local band ‘Jayler’. The band will be offering us a mix of covers and original hits throughout the night, […]
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Year 10 Partnership Evening
Our Year 10 Partnership Evening saw a large group of parents come in to get all the necessary information to support their children in facing up to their GCSE-level qualifications of the next couple of school years. The evening included a Headteacher’s presentation which looked at what the evidence is […]
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KS3 Science Club
After the success of our new Year 7 Science Club last year we have so many fantastic students coming along we could not see them disappear out of Science in Year 8. This year the Y7 Science Club returns but with Y8 Ambassadors to guide the younger students through the […]
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Y11 GCSE Progression Maths Success
We have taken a cohort of Y11 students through their pre-GCSE Entry Level Maths qualification wit Edexcel as a bridging step to succeeding in their GCSE Maths at the end of Year 11. This is a formally recognised qualification that covers much of the GCSE content and acts as an […]
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Y12 Student Sky-Diving for Breast Cancer Support
Amelia Long (Y12) is bravely doing a skydive on 13 October to raise money for breast cancer in memory of her auntie and nanny who unfortunately passed away due to breast cancer. Breast Cancer Now report that breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK with 1 woman […]
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Y11 Engineering Trip to Alton Towers
This week the Year 11 Engineers visited Alton Towers and had an amazing time whilst also learning a great deal. All students fully embraced the opportunity to experience a fun aspect of Engineering outside of the classroom. The visit was very much an opportunity to apply theory to a practical […]
