News
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URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT – Changes to 819 School Bus Route
Staffordshire County Council’s School Transport Team have announced changed in relation to the 819 bus route both in the long-term and short-term. Long-Term Boarding Changes to 819 Service: The following information has been relayed by Staffordshire County Council’s School Transport: We have been monitoring the operation of Midland Classic/Diamond Buses […]
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All Years Signing Up Now for School Show
It is a dark winters night at our school theatre, a hush descends on the expectant audience as the lights dim, hooded figures can be seen in the shadows on the stage, and a sinister voice whispers: ‘Once upon a time’… and the story begins. This year the Friary School […]
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Paying Respects to Queen Elizabeth II
Our Head Boy, Will Moseley, and Head Girl, Grace Williams, led our school’s condolences for the death of Queen Elizabeth II by laying flowers at the National Arboretum. Our school makes sure the National Arboretum plays a prominent role in our spiritual and reflective guidance for students and we seek […]
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County Lines Update
We are passing out this update about County Lines in partnership with Staffordshire Police who continue to support all local schools in addressing the ‘County Lines’ challenge which affect all communities, including Lichfield and the surrounding area. County Lines is a term used to describe the activity of organised criminal […]
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School Transport – 818 & 819 School Buses
Those families affected will already know that the 818 and 819 bus services are arriving late to our school due to the traffic congestion related to the HS2 works. This is seeing children arrive around 9.00am rather than the required arrival at 8.40am. We are in liaison with Staffordshire County […]
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School Update – 12 Sept 2022 – Queen Elizabeth II
The following message went out to all parents on 12 September 2022. Each Year group also had Year specific messages as well which can be viewed at: https://www.friaryschool.co.uk/updates/. We wanted to get in touch with you following the death of Queen Elizabeth II to confirm arrangements as we proceed […]
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School Update – 5 Sept 2022 – A New School Year
Welcome to a new school year and with news of rocketing energy prices, empty supermarket shelves, on-going war, hospital queues, COVID comebacks, and threats of strike action, we’re back too. Rest assured we’re not looking for a 3-day week and amidst these problems we’ll still look to sprinkle some fairy-dust […]
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Millie – Our School Dog
Regretfully, Millie, our school dog, passed away over the summer holidays so will no longer be with us in the new term. Millie was 14 and having been rescued from a factory breeder in Doncaster by Mr Neale – our Learning Hub and Safeguarding Leader – had a wonderful life […]
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Year 11 Shine on Results Day 2022
The Friary School‘s Year 11 students have performed superbly in their final exams which were the first full set since Summer 2019. There was plenty to celebrate in the academic arena with all GCSE courses scoring highly, with particular strengths in Maths and Science. Elsewhere, the vocational courses were superb […]
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Sixth Form Destinations – University-Based
We are delighted to see so many of our Sixth Form students go on to achieve some amazing university places and as the UCAS messages came through amidst Results Day there were only more and more reasons to smile through the day. The courses taken up mean that our society […]
