News
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Attendance Rewards
Attendance at the Friary remains a key priority and this week will see students from across our Houses celebrating having attended 100% of the time or shown a significant improvement in their attendance this year. Students enjoyed themselves with a freshly baked pain au chocolat alongside a hot chocolate to […]
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Year 11 Girls Netball
The Year 11s played their only league netball game of the year, against Nether Stowe. The girls have been working hard at training, including individuals who are working towards GCSE assessment for their PE qualification and this has understandably taken precedent but this was a great chance to out the […]
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The Friary School PTFA Christmas Raffle
It’s that time of year when we launch our Friary PTFA Christmas Raffle and try to raise extra funds for school projects to be launched over the next year. Following the success of last year’s ‘virtual’ Christmas raffle we will again be running our fundraiser as a text raffle. All you need to do is text keyword: FRIARY22 to […]
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Focus Week – UK Parliament Week
Our recent Focus Week saw the school take part in UK Parliament Week which aims to educate students on varying aspects of governance in the UK. All students undertook tutor time activities that examined the role of Parliament and the key players within it. They also looked at the role […]
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Darwin House Week Raises £1,000+ for Acorns Hospice
Last week saw Darwin House celebrate their annual House Week where they continued to show support by raising vital funds for Acorns Children’s Hospice. There were a variety of events which occurred over the week from cake sales to competing against a teacher ‘tug of war’ competition. The week was […]
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Successful End to Friary Ski Team Season
The culmination of the 2022 Friary Ski Team season saw our Friary team competing against the best schools in the country at the British Schools Championships at Stoke on Trent. Over 180 school children from across the UK were competing and the four Friary lads held their own in what […]
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Year 11 Debating Competition
The Year 11 debate saw students debate: ‘The British monarchy is obsolete and should be abolished.’ This topic linked to our whole school focus week on UK Parliament Week. During the week students have been learning about the UK parliament system, and welcoming local councillors into school for discussion and […]
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Friary Ski Team Shines in English Outdoor Finals
Hot on the heels of their success in the NSSA Northen Championships, Reece and Finn Pike were joined by the remaining ski team members Noah Bailey and Sean Whillis to compete in the English Outdoor Finals at Swadlincote. All four lads performed to the best of their ability with a […]
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U14 Mixed Hockey
A friendly fixture with King Edwards saw a depleted team perform superbly but suffer eventual defeat in a mixed mini-tournament. Our teams were bare-bones and King Edwards’ extra subs made a difference through the games – though both sides played some superb hockey too. Friary players on the score sheet […]
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Friary Christmas Tree at Lichfield Cathedral
We’d encourage all Friary families to visit the popular Christmas Tree Festival at Lichfield Cathedral which runs between Saturday 27 November to Sunday 2 January. Each year our school enters and decorates a Christmas Tree to this event which raises funds for our city’s cathedral. All in all the cathedral […]
