The Friary School is a community

Community school

The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a...

 secondary school

Secondary school

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 located in Lichfield

Lichfield

Lichfield is a cathedral city, civil parish and district in Staffordshire, England. One of eight civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated roughly north of Birmingham...

, Staffordshire

Staffordshire

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, England

England

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. The school serves about 1,300 students aged 11–18. The school became an arts and sports college in 2006.

History

Due to the reorganisation of secondary education in the period 1970-73, the former girl's school was closed and succeeded by the present school on a new site on the north side of the town. The former site, at the corner of Bore Street and St John Street, became an adult education centre with Staffordshire County Council.

External links

• The Friary School website