News
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Fire Drill
Our school staged our first fire drill of the year as a part of our scheduled practices which ensure our children and staff are ready should a ‘real’ evacuation be necessary. Our students have set routes to follow and set locations to get to so the dummy-runs are critical, especially […]
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House Debating Competition – Scrapping the Two-Child Benefit Cap?
Our House Debating Competition kicked off this week with our Year 13s making time amid their A-Level preparation and mock exam revision to debate the notion: ‘The two-child benefit cap should be scrapped.’ This was the first debate in our series and was part of the World Food Day Focus […]
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World Food Day
Our World Food Day took on a focus oof Briths food and has seen a celebration of the great dishes and diet our country can offer – and the threats to that diet whether to be through unhealthy food or low family income. The British themes saw the canteen adorned […]
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Friary vs Lichfield Cathedral – A Spirited Draw with Championship Potential
In a thrilling midweek fixture, Friary School took on Lichfield Cathedral in front of a lively crowd of parents and supporters. Despite settling for a 1–1 draw, The Friary delivered a performance that left spectators buzzing and the team coach beaming with pride. The home ground was alive with energy […]
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Community Support for Reading by The story Nook & Deanslade Fitness
Our school has benefited by ‘The Story Nook’, a local bookshop and Usborne partner, and Deanslade Fitness have worked together to provide a set of brilliant reading books to our school free of charge. The books are targeted towards Year 7 children – so hooking them into secondary school reading […]
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Attendance Standards & Educational Research
The Friary School’s attendance continues to sit higher than national averages by some margin, due largely to the close working relationships between parents and school. Over the past three years The Friary has utilised many different strategies to continue to keep attendance high for all students. These have included trialling […]
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Rugby IS For Girls Too…
Earlier this week, our school had the honour of welcoming former England Red Rose and rugby professional Claire Antcliffe. Her visit came hot on the heels of England’s triumphant World Cup win on Saturday, adding an extra buzz to her inspiring talk. Claire shared her passion for the sport and […]
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Extra-Curricular – Autumn Term 2025
As a school we very much believe that academic learning is only one – albeit a very important one – part of learning in school and so we offer a wide range of extra-curricular activities to give our students the chance to engage in new pursuits that enable them to […]
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World Clean Up Day
This week saw the launch of our Focus Week theme for the year: Protecting the Environment. This year, students will be participating in Focus Weeks such as: Second Hand September, Recycling at Christmas, Go Green Week and Endangered Species Week, among others. Our focus this week was World Cleanup Day […]
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Hockey Coaching Sessions
With no scheduled fixture this week, Head Coach, Kim Fallows, took the opportunity to host a full-pitch training match, bringing together players from Year 8 through to Year 11. The match not only gave everyone valuable game-time but also allowed for focused practice on tactical elements, including short corners – […]
