News
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Friary Victorious in Northern Schools Outdoor Ski Championships
In preparation for the National Schools Championships, next weekend at Swadlincote. two members of the Friary School Ski Team, headed north to Rossendale ski slope, near Blackburn to compete in the Northern Schools Outdoor Open Championships, Finn Pike (Y8) competed in the U14 category and older brother Reece (Y10) competed […]
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Turning Up Critical to Exam Success
All schools are judged on the attendance levels they reach and though we traditionally do well in terms of low absence rates, it is always an area we work on and try and improve. Our most up to date attendance levels see us at 94.2% against a live national average […]
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Sixth Form Open Evening
Our Sixth Form Open Evening was very busy and we had hundreds of budding Sixth Form students checking out the school offer and working out what the best options were for September 2023. The evening included a talk by our Headteacher, opportunities to talk to all subject staff about courses […]
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Promoting Lichfield with Lichfield District Council
Our school has been working with Lichfield District Council to publicise what a great place out city is to invest in. Lichfield District Council commissioned filming agency Brave New Beast to produce an Inward Investment Video to encourage investment organisations to consider Lichfield as a suitable base and filmed at […]
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Remembrance
On Friday 11 November, a group of Year 10 House representatives took the short walk down to Lichfield Cathedral in order to pay our respects at the Service of Remembrance. Recognition of Remembrance Day has always been important to us as a school as we take time to reflect on the service men and […]
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Where is Your Child?
Stuart White, the Community Safety Officer for Lichfield District Council, has contacted all local secondary schools to flag up that the last few months have seen an increase in anti-social behaviour committed by young people in Burntwood and Lichfield. The challenge is to parents to do their bit to reduce […]
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U13 Girls Football Team Defeat Chase Terrace
Our U13 Girls football team played Chase Terrace and mange t0 score a 4-0 victory – an even more impressive result after a late injury meant we played the fixture one player down. The girls scored two goals each half and managed to keep going when a lesser team may […]
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Focus Week – Halloween, All Saints Day & Bereavement
Our Focus Week is taking in the Halloween celebrations but also taking in the religious significance of connecting others – both with us and departed – and address the wider issue of bereavement. The Focus Week included a special memory wall to remember loved ones we have lost and exhibitions […]
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BBC Bitesize Filming in School
We are currently working with BBC Bitesize on some training and educational videos which are designed to improve educational provision. Friary students are seen in lessons, are interviewed on their learning, and the school’s staff in Geography, English and Maths also featured. The Year 8 students involved included: Izzy Davies, […]
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U15 Girls Football Team Victorious
A new term saw the start of a new league for the under 15s football team. The team consisted of Year 9 and Year 10 who girls battled against Chase Terrace with an epic comeback to steal the win. On the stroke of half time, Freya Milligan made the score […]
