News
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Lichfield Hockey Club Hosts Year 8 & 9 Festival
On a beautiful, sunny evening, Lichfield Hockey Club opened its gates to a fantastic Year 8 and 9 Hockey Festival for both girls and boys. The event was a great success, with three local schools – Friary, King Edward’s, and Queen Mary’s Grammar School – coming together to showcase some […]
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Year 6 Open Evening
Our Year 6 Open Evening is due to take place on 6.00pm on Tuesday 1 October 2024. The evening is always a busy one and though we organise the parking onto our playground and fields it is always a hectic and jam-packed – although a very worthwhile and tremendously fun […]
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Hockey Training Kicks Off
The first hockey training session of the new school year at The Friary School was a resounding success, with a fantastic turnout that exceeded all expectations. After a long summer break, it was wonderful to see so many students returning to the field, ready and eager to hit the ground […]
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Year 12 Work Experience Week
Year 12 students engaged in their summer work experience placements during the final week of the summer term. Students successfully secured placements in different sectors nationwide. Students selected placements that will benefit them by tying in with skills and careers that link into future career aspirations and higher education choices. […]
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Major Refurbishment of Community Sports Hall
The Friary School have completed a major refurbishment of their sports hall, dance studio and changing rooms as part of upgrading school facilities and supporting community sports. Over the last year the sports hall has received a new roof, new heating, new flooring and been fully decorated to fit in […]
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Timetables & Tutor Groups for 2024-2025
The new student timetables are all set out and are ready to run on Wednesday 4 September when we welcome our cohorts back into school. They will appear on EduLink on Wednesday night as they go live that day on our internal system and EduLink updates take place overnight. It […]
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GCSE Celebrations on Results Day at The Friary School
The Friary School’s Year 11 results brought lots of success stories with students scoring excellent results across the board. The exam results were superb in both academic and vocational courses – echoing last week’s Sixth Form results – and the vast majority of students have secured their first-choice post-16 destinations. […]
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Sixth Formers Secure Top Apprenticeships
As a school, we very much encourage students to apply for apprenticeships as it can often be a much better route to take than the traditional university route, what with funding, loans, etc. Consequently, we make sure our students and parents have lots of opportunities to interact with employers and […]
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Excellent Sixth Form Results at The Friary School
The Friary School is delighted to see our Sixth Form students reap their rewards as their hard work and talent culminated in excellent exam results. There were numerous success stories including the vast majority of students getting their first-choice university, others gaining superb apprenticeship placements, and the average A-Level grade […]
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Year 8 Friary Character Award
The Character Award is a yearly project for our Year 8 students where they work in line with the 6 FRIARY Ethics. These are key values that are important to us as a school and are what we want our students to display throughout their time with us: Friendship, Responsibility, […]
