Sunday Times Schools Guide

Friends’ was ranked 2nd in Northern Ireland and 21st in the UK in the Sunday Times Schools Guide, which was published last week.
Welcome to Friends' School Lisburn
Friends’ is one of nine Quaker schools in Britain and Ireland and shares a common heritage with each of them. Although the School has grown and changed since its foundation in 1774, the Quaker belief in care for the individual and in the importance of the development of each person's potential remains central to our ethos and helps us to cater successfully for the different traditions in the Lisburn area. We hope you enjoy exploring our website and finding out more about what goes on in School.
Stephen Moore, Principal
Autumn Term
Thursday 24 August - Friday 22 December
Half Term
Monday 30 October - Friday 3 November
Staff Development Day
Friday 20 October 2023
Please note that all dates are inclusive
Spring Term
Monday 8 January - Friday 22 March
Half Term
Monday 12 February - Friday 16 February
Staff Development Days (may be subject to change)
Thursday 1 February 2024
Monday 18 March 2024
Please note that all dates are inclusive
Summer Term
Monday 8 April - Friday 28 June
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday 6 May 2024
Staff Development Days (may be subject to change)
Wednesday 10 April 2024
Monday 27 May 2024
Please note that all dates are inclusive
Contact Details
If you need to speak to someone about a pastoral issue, please call the school office to be directed to your Collect Teacher or Year Head. Alternatively, you can reach a senior member of staff via the pastoral email pastoral@friends.lisburn.ni.sch.uk.
Please email attendance@friends.lisburn.ni.sch.uk to inform the school about any pupil absence.
For all other queries please email office@friends.lisburn.ni.sch.uk.
Friends’ was ranked 2nd in Northern Ireland and 21st in the UK in the Sunday Times Schools Guide, which was published last week.
Speech Day was held at Friends’ School on Friday 8 September, when certificates were presented to those who had completed GCSE and A-level examinations in 2023. The Guest of Honour was Old Scholar Heather McLachlan, Regional Director of the National Trust in Northern Ireland.
Congratulations to all of our pupils who received A2, AS and GCSE results this year. Everyone in school is delighted with what has been achieved, and pupils and their parents can be pleased with the high standards attained especially after all of the disruption of the last few years.