News
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Sixth Form Open Evening – Tuesday 8 November
We are staging our Sixth Form Open Evening on Tuesday 8 November between 6.00-8.00pm and are looking forward to seeing a busy evening. Our Sixth Form results this Summer were excellent and echoed the Year 11 results which saw us top the performance scores of Staffordshire once again for Summer […]
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Year 12 Partnership Evening
Our Y12 Partnership Evening saw parents welcomed into school to talk through the Sixth Form journey stretching ahead of their children in the run up to Summer 2024. The session began with a presentation by the Headteacher which touched on grading systems, aspirations, and post-18 pathways. There were then four […]
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House Debating Competition
After the completion of the Sixth Form rounds, we are working our way down the Year groups before the last debate of the school year, featuring Year 7, determines the overall winner of the House Debating Competition. Our Year 13 students debated in our Focus Week of ‘World Teacher’s Day’ […]
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Bag 2 School Clothing Collection
We are pleased to announce that The Friary School has organised a clothes & shoe collection with Bag2School in order to raise funds for The Friary PTFA who help to raise money for exciting projects to support the school. This year they donated £20,000 to support the refurbishment of the school theatre […]
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Y12 Debating Competition
As part of our Focus Week on the theme of Black History Month, the House Debating Competition this week saw the Year 12s debate on the topic: ‘The British justice system is inherently racist.’ The debates were judged by our School Librarian Helena Cresswell, Greywood Trustee Gill Stockdale and School […]
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Year 7 & 9 Netball
Year 7 started their Netball journey against Chase Terrace, and after a half term of training after school and getting used to full court, they finally got to play their first game. The journey to Chase Terrace consisted of running through the rules and making sure everyone was happy and […]
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The Elephant in the Room
Sometimes you get an idea or suggestion from a parent that is too good to ignore and after communication with Rebekah Jones, a Year 10 parent and a lead for Defence Medical Services Multi-Cultural, we learnt about their ‘Elephant in the Room’ initiative. The expression ‘The elephant in the room’ […]
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Focus Week – Black History Month
Black History Month is about honouring the contributions made to society by people of African and Caribbean heritage. Black History Month is a time to educate and enrich the world with the importance of Black history and how it shapes society today. The theme this year is ‘Time For Change: […]
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Global Handwashing Day
Global Handwashing Day is held annually on 15 October and is dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. It has been around for much longer than COVID but we have all become […]
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U14 Girls Footballers Defeat Kingsmead
The Friary’s Under 14’s girls (Years 8 and 9) played a league match against Kingsmead School in Cannock and in an outstanding performance came home with an 8-1 win. There were individual successes and a great team performance all over. Goals from Aimee Irvine, Imogen Marchesi, Ruby Cliffe, Freya Milligan […]
