News
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Lichfield District Councillor Visits School
Our school recently met with Matthew Wallens, a former Friary student who the Curborough District Council district voted in as their District Councillor. We met with Councillor Wallens to talk about school growth, local Sixth Form provision, and to welcome him back into our school has our local political representative. […]
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Students Stock Up Our Library
Students from our Book Club and our library helpers went on a trip to Waterstones in Lichfield to choose some books for our school library. Each student chose one book that they would like to read themselves and that they thought other students would be interested in. They then worked […]
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Primitas Trust Partnership Bring Science To Life
One of the benefits in working together in an academy trust is that schools and different ages and stages can come up with innovative ideas to bring learning to life. A recent partnership between The Friary School and Henry Chadwick Primary School saw secondary Science teachers work with primary students […]
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School Update – Headteacher Announcement
The following message went out to parents from our Headteacher on Thursday 17 July: I am dropping you a line to say I will be stepping down as Headteacher at The Friary School at the end of December 2025. Having joined the school in September 2016, I have thoroughly enjoyed […]
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From Here to September
The following message went out to parents on Monday 14 July. As the Summer Term draws to a close, we wanted to flag up some information for the end of this term and the start of next. It will soon be September again, with a new school year ahead of […]
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Praise for all the Great Dads!
To coincide with Father’s Day, we celebrated our brilliant Dads, Step-Dads and all others who are positive male role models in our students’ lives. In our Focus Week activities, students have been discussing the roles and responsibility of a father. There have been some lively discussions on whether some responsibilities […]
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Year 7 & 8 Rounders
Both our Year 7 & 8 Rounders teams have successfully competed in Rounders Tournaments versus many other schools from across our local area. Year 8 did brilliantly competing in a round robin, against 6 other schools. The final saw Friary in third place, only a couple of rounders off second. […]
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Year 8 HPV Vaccinations
Our partnership with local health teams will see our Year 8s have their HPV vaccinations in the last week of term. The HPV vaccine helps protest against human papillomavirus (HPV) and is recommended for children aged between 12-13 years of age. The HPV vaccine reduces the chances of getting HPV, […]
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Year 13 Leavers’ Celebrations
We had to mark the departure of our wonderful Year 13 cohort with a bang and so a special assembly, awards, speeches and a meal were put in place to acknowledge their great contribution to our school. The Year 13 Leavers’ Assembly saw lots of reminiscing, a fair bit of […]
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Year 8 Students Build Bright Futures
As part of the ongoing Raising Aspirations Programme, a group of enthusiastic Year 8 students recently completed a five-week interactive skills workshop aimed at boosting their employability awareness and personal development. Delivered in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the programme was led by Schools Advisor Jayne […]
