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Community Support for Reading by The story Nook & Deanslade Fitness

Community Support for Reading by The story Nook & Deanslade Fitness

Our school has benefited by ‘The Story Nook’, a local bookshop and Usborne partner, and Deanslade Fitness have worked together to provide a set of brilliant reading books to our

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Attendance Standards & Educational Research

Attendance Standards & Educational Research

The Friary School’s attendance continues to sit higher than national averages by some margin, due largely to the close working relationships between parents and school

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Rugby IS For Girls Too…

Rugby IS For Girls Too…

Earlier this week, our school had the honour of welcoming former England Red Rose and rugby professional Claire Antcliffe. Her visit came hot on the heels of England’s triumphant

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Extra-Curricular - Autumn Term 2025

Extra-Curricular - Autumn Term 2025

As a school we very much believe that academic learning is only one – albeit a very important one – part of learning in school and so we offer a wide range of extra-curricular

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World Clean Up Day

World Clean Up Day

This week saw the launch of our Focus Week theme for the year: Protecting the Environment. This year, students will be participating in Focus Weeks such as: Second Hand September

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Hockey Coaching Sessions

Hockey Coaching Sessions

With no scheduled fixture this week, Head Coach, Kim Fallows, took the opportunity to host a full-pitch training match, bringing together players from Year 8 through to Year 11

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Year 7 Get Over Excited

Year 7 Get Over Excited

This week Year 7 had the opportunity to experience some medieval history, with a trip to Warwick Castle! As part of their upcoming module on William the Conqueror and the Battle

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Year 6 Open Evening

Year 6 Open Evening

Our Year 6 Open Evening is due to take place at 6.00pm on Tuesday 30 September 2025. The evening is always a busy one and despite the hectic nature of the event we provide on-site

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Tulips & Year 13s in Amsterdam

Tulips & Year 13s in Amsterdam

Last week we headed to Amsterdam on our now annual Y13 trip. There were 83 of us in total; seventy-five students and eight staff. After a solid day of travelling by coach and

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Year 11 Engineering Success

Year 11 Engineering Success

Our new Year 11s were welcomed back into school with their Engineering coursework results and the Exam Board only gave out superb grades across the board. The students were delighted

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