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Friary School Site Works over Summer Break
With the support of our academy Trust, the Primitas Learning Partnership, we have managed to replace our end-of-life (and beyond) boiler – working with teams from Barkers
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National Acclaim for Friary Students on OCR Sports Studies
We were delighted to be contacted by the OCR Exam Board in reference to our OCR Cambridge National in Sports Studies course which is taken by our Year 10-11 students. The course
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School Year of the Environment
In a world of “Drill, Baby, Drill”, criticism of the ambition of UK Net Zero, and climate denial, we prefer to educate our students with the emphases articulated by Bob Brown
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Senior 7 for 2025-2026
Our Senior 7 are the pinnacle of our school leadership model and represent the most senior student leaders in our Sixth Form and across the wider school. Indeed, many of the team
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School Opening for Autumn 2025
All students will be expected in school by 8.40am on Wednesday 3 September for a full school day. The day will begin with an extended tutor time where timetables, handbooks, etc
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Excellent Exam Results at The Friary School
The Friary School’s Year 11 results brought lots of celebration as the latest cohort matched preceding years’ top-ranking outcomes with another excellent set of results. There
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Sixth Formers Secure Top Apprenticeships
Our school very much encourages students to apply for apprenticeships as it can often be a much better route to take than the traditional university route, what with funding
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Friary Celebrations for Sixth Form Results
The Friary School was thrilled to see their Sixth Form students achieve stand-out exam results after the hard work and commitment they had put in over the last two years. Overwhelming
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School Welcomes Cabinet Member for Education & SEND
Our school was fortunate to welcome Janet Higgins, Staffordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education & SEND, and the Reform County Councillor for Lichfield Rural
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Attendance Rewards
Amongst our busy end of term we found time to reward those students who had the best attendance, or who had made real efforts to improve their attendance rates after a period
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