Austin Friars

Austin Friars Our School has a strong reputation for high quality education. Our School motto: 'In Omnibus Caritas' (in all things love)

We provide a seamless education for boys and girls aged 3-18 at our Augustinian School located in Carlisle, England.

What a great, competitive game of hockey for the U14s against Stony! The girls showed tremendous determination, teamwork...
05/10/2026

What a great, competitive game of hockey for the U14s against Stony!

The girls showed tremendous determination, teamwork and commitment throughout, with every player giving everything right until the final whistle.

Within the first five minutes, Annie produced a sensational run down the wing before delivering a superb cross to Quetzi on the post, who made no mistake and put us 1–0 up.

Stony responded quickly to level the score, but the girls continued to press. Pippa then made an excellent run down the wing and crossed to Annie, who calmly finished to restore our lead.

This was quickly followed by another fantastic run and cross from Annie. Charlotte battled brilliantly for several rebounds before the ball eventually fell to Quetzi, who found the back of the net to make it 3–1.

Francesca, Liberty and Romily worked tirelessly in midfield, constantly tracking back and dropping into defence to support Minnie, Holly, Anna and Daisy. Anna was particularly impressive with her channeling and well-timed jab tackles, winning the ball back on numerous occasions.

In goal, Lulabelle produced her best performance to date. She made numerous important clearances and showed great confidence, making her presence known throughout the game.

Stony fought back strongly in the second half and managed to edge ahead, eventually taking the game 4–3. Despite the result, the girls can be incredibly proud of their performance. Every player gave everything, demonstrated great teamwork and showed real fighting spirit.

πŸ† Player of the Match: Francesca – for her dominant performance as sweeper.

⭐ Coaches’ Player: Annie – for her outstanding attacking play, running and creativity.

Well played, girls!

πŸ•οΈ Junior 4 at Lockerbie manorJunior 4 had a fantastic and memorable week at Lockerbie Manor!They took part in a huge ra...
05/10/2026

πŸ•οΈ Junior 4 at Lockerbie manor

Junior 4 had a fantastic and memorable week at Lockerbie Manor!

They took part in a huge range of activities, including kayaking, paddle boarding, abseiling, a scavenger hunt and plenty of team building games.

Throughout the week, the pupils challenged themselves, stepped outside their comfort zones and embraced new experiences. They showed resilience, confidence and determination, achieving so much both individually and as a group.

What a week! πŸ‘πŸ•οΈ

Manor Adventure

🏐 A look back at our recent netball tournamentOur girls recently competed in the English Schools qualifier, facing Ullsw...
04/10/2026

🏐 A look back at our recent netball tournament

Our girls recently competed in the English Schools qualifier, facing Ullswater, Appleby, Keswick and Caldew.

The team faced some tough challenges and highly competitive matches against strong opposition, but showed great perseverance throughout. They learnt from their mistakes and finished the tournament with a fantastic 8–2 win against Caldew.

πŸ‘ Players Player: Chrissy, for her excellent movement around the court
⭐ Coaches Players: Hattie and Laura

Well played, girls!

Friars teamed up with Trinity School - A Church of England Academy for a match against a combined Qegs PE Penrith and Ul...
01/10/2026

Friars teamed up with Trinity School - A Church of England Academy for a match against a combined Qegs PE Penrith and Ullswater Community College team at Friars yesterday πŸ‘

A fierce contest played in great spirit saw the team run out comprehensive winners, with a fine display of free flowing rugby.

The Penrith team battled right to the end and scored the final try in a fitting finish to the match. The team will head to Penrith later in the year for a rematch.

Well done to the β€œTriars” (you can thank Mr Laidlaw for that one) πŸ‰

From Austin Friars to Cambridge, and now Microsoft, it was brilliant to welcome back former pupil Gareth Bland today.Now...
01/10/2026

From Austin Friars to Cambridge, and now Microsoft, it was brilliant to welcome back former pupil Gareth Bland today.

Now Chief Data Scientist at Microsoft, Gareth joined our pupils to talk all things AI, from how it’s already changing the way we study and work, to what it could mean for the future workforce.

β€œWe feel incredibly fortunate to have welcomed Mr Bland to Austin Friars and to give our pupils the opportunity to hear directly from someone working at the forefront of AI. The visit has already inspired plans for a student-led group where pupils can explore the opportunities AI presents, while also considering important questions around ethics, accuracy and responsible use. As a school, we want our pupils to feel confident engaging with AI, but also equipped to question it, think critically and understand when human judgement matters.” - Mrs Davidson, Psychology Teacher

A huge thank you to Gareth for coming back to Austin Friars and sharing his journey and experience with us!πŸ‘

The Friars community is not just our students, but their families too. A HUGE thank you to Mrs Irving, who generously ga...
30/09/2026

The Friars community is not just our students, but their families too.

A HUGE thank you to Mrs Irving, who generously gave up her time, creating new curtains for the hall as it begins its transformation into a studio theatre.

We’re so excited to see this new space taking shape, and even more delighted that our Friars families are helping to make it happen.

Watch this space! πŸ‘€πŸŽ­

πŸ‰ Rugby at Dame Allan's Schools The 1st XV and U14 teams travelled to Dame Allan’s on Saturday for a fantastic morning o...
30/09/2026

πŸ‰ Rugby at Dame Allan's Schools

The 1st XV and U14 teams travelled to Dame Allan’s on Saturday for a fantastic morning of competitive rugby.

Both matches were evenly matched and high scoring, with all of the boys showing tremendous perseverance and endeavour throughout the morning.

Well done to all involved! πŸ‘

Well done to our 1st, 2nd and U14 hockey teams, who all played Giggleswick on Saturday πŸ‘ The 1st team showed a strong pe...
23/09/2026

Well done to our 1st, 2nd and U14 hockey teams, who all played Giggleswick on Saturday πŸ‘

The 1st team showed a strong performance, putting the opposition under pressure from the start. Their persistence paid off in the final quarter as they broke through the Giggleswick defence to secure a well deserved 2–0 victory.

The 2nds played an exciting end to end match, with both sides creating chances. It looked destined to finish as a draw, but Friars found the breakthrough in the final few minutes to take a hard fought 1–0 win.

The U14s faced pressure from the start and showed excellent resilience, maintaining their focus and effort throughout. Although they lost 2–0, the scoreline did not reflect how closely contested the match was.

⭐ Coach’s Players of the Match: Antonia, Kiera N and Lulabelle.

A great afternoon of hockey, with all three teams showing plenty of determination and commitment. All should be very happy with their performances.

Well played, girls! πŸ‘πŸ‘

Celebrating 75 years of Friars at our Summer Fete!Despite the weather, we managed to make the most of it and had a brill...
21/09/2026

Celebrating 75 years of Friars at our Summer Fete!

Despite the weather, we managed to make the most of it and had a brilliant afternoon celebrating! πŸŽ‰

A huge thank you to our amazing PTA for organising the fete, to all the students who helped out on the stalls, and to everyone who came along and joined in the fun.

It was lovely to see our school community come together to celebrate such a special milestone.

πŸ“Έ Head to the School News page on our website to see the full photo album from the event!

A special thank you to Reverend Ian for leading our Mass today. It was lovely to come together as a school community, ta...
18/09/2026

A special thank you to Reverend Ian for leading our Mass today.

It was lovely to come together as a school community, take a moment to pause and reflect, and look ahead to another exciting year at Austin FriarsπŸ‘

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Etterby Scaur
Carlisle
CA39PB

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