News
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Year 10 Partnership Evening
Our Partnership Evenings are important events where we welcome parents into school and talk through the key factors and events looming on the horizon for their child’s Year group. Knowledge is very much power in terms of helping our children move forward so sharing the full picture is a real […]
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KS3 Maths Booster Sessions
As part of our determination to support all ages succeeding in their Maths, groups of Year 8 and Year 9 students will be benefitting from Maths boosters during tutor time. These sessions are designed to target skills and knowledge related to their ability, to consolidate prior learning, and to extend […]
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Extra-Curricular Activities – Autumn Term
We have published our Extra-Curricular Programme for the Autumn Term on our school website – it is updated each term and it is under the ‘Curriculum – Provision’ tab. All of the sessions are free and the Autumn Term programme is as follows: Furthermore, this school year will see Drama […]
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BITUP Attendance Project
Our school is supporting the BITUP Attendance project which is an innovative new approach to improving school attendance. The COVID pandemic has seen school absence rocket and, though our school remains significantly above the national averages, we are very conscious that we want more children in school more of the […]
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A Warm Welcome Back !
The sun was shining as The Friary School welcomes its students back for another exciting academic year. The first day back at school is always a mix of emotions, but it’s been an especially encouraging start for Year 7 students. After a relaxing summer break, everyone returned to familiar faces […]
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Hot Weather Rules
It does doesn’t it – we love a bit of sunshine. Even so, we have also been running ‘Hot Weather Rules’ this week but wanted to flag this to parents – especially new ones – so that it is clear for everyone. We have systems in school that help to […]
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Year 13 University Destinations
The university option was popular amongst our Year 13 students and despite a national picture of plunging grades, newspaper outrage, and university clearing worries, we were thrilled that our students gained fantastic university placements which will set them up for later life. The following list remains subject to updates but […]
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Year 11 Apprenticeship Success
As a school we are very proactive in pushing the apprenticeship route and work hard to relay options, provide experiences, and to liaise with students, parents, business and apprenticeship providers to ensure our students get the full picture as they make their way in life. This commitment includes partners meeting […]
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Year 7 September 2023 – We Can’t Wait To See You All Again!
As we blast through the six week holidays, we hope you are all having a wonderful summer and managing to get some hard earned rest. We really can’t wait to welcome you back at 8.40am on Wednesday 6 September when we will be opening our doors to the new academic […]
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GCSE Celebrations as Friary Students Shine on Results Day
The Friary School’s Year 11 results brought lots of success stories, and though national reports painted a picture showing sharply reduced grades with the removal of allowances for COVID in England, there was lots to celebrate as so many of our students overcame all the hurdles to shine. The exam […]
