Highdown School
and Sixth Form Centre
Welcome to Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre serving the communities of Caversham and Emmer Green to the north of Reading, Berkshire.
Headteacher, Rachel Cave
- 24MayEnd of term 5
- 01JunD of E 2nd assessed expedition
- 03JunStart of term 6
- 03JunYear 8: Assessment week begins
- 03JunYear 10: MFL speaking exams begin
- 07JunYear 8: Assessment week ends
- 12JunYears 7 and 8: Junior Maths Challenge
- 14JunYear 10: MFL speaking exams end
- 14JunYear 12: Oxford Aim High event
- 14JunThe ‘Great Get Together' Event
- 17JunYear 10: PPEs begin
- 18JunYear 12: PR3 and mentor reports issued to parents
- 21JunYear 6: Transition day (inclusion only)
- 21JunYear 11: Public written exams end
- 24JunProspective Year 12: Sixth Form induction day 1
- 24JunYear 12: Work experience week begins
- 24JunProspective Year 12: Sixth Form induction meeting
- 25JunProspective Year 12: Sixth Form induction day 2
- 25JunYears 8 and 9: French trip departs
- 25JunYear 9: PR3 issued to parents
- 25JunYear 10: PPEs end
- 25JunKS3 Drama Production
- 26JunYear 10 Y-Band: PPE catch up exams
- 26JunYear 10 X-Band: Sixth Form Unwrapped
- 26JunYear 13: Public written exams end
- 27JunYear 10 X-Band: PPE catch up exams
- 27JunYear 10 Y-Band: Sixth Form Unwrapped
- 27JunYear 6: Transition day
- 28JunYear 12: Work experience week ends
- 28JunProfessional Learning Day 5: Academy closed to all students
- 28JunYear 8 and 9: French trip returns
- 28JunYear 9: Ypres trip departs
- 30JunYear 9: Ypres trip returns
- 30JunYear 8: Rhos Y Gwaliau trip departs
- 01JulYear 8: MEP China Trip Departs
- 02JulYear 8: PR3 and mentor reports issued to parents
- 03JulYear 6: Welcome Evening
- 04JulSummer Showcase
- 06JulYear 8: Rhos Y Gwaliau trip returns
- 08JulSport’s Day Field Events
- 09JulYear 7: PR3 and mentor reports issued to parents
- 09JulSports Day
- 09JulYear 12: Intervention evening
- 10JulYear 5 Day: School closed to Highdown students
- 11JulBig Learning Day 3: Citizenship
- 12JulHighdown Literary Festival
- 12JulYear 10 Art: National Portrait Gallery Trip
- 13JulHighdown and South Chiltern Choral Society Concert
- 14JulYear 8: MEP China Trip returns
- 15JulYear 8: STEAM Fair
RT @HighdownEnglish: Are you heading towards half term without a good book to read? Then look no further; have a look at the latest Carnegi...
@HighdownSchool May 22Follow Us
RT @HighdownPE: Year 8's last week, Year 10's today! Congratulations to both HD boys rugby teams for their well deserved victories in the R...
@HighdownSchool May 22Follow Us
RT @HighdownDrama: A great event taking place on Thursday - Performing Arts showcase for our GCSE students in Music and Drama. Come and see...
@HighdownSchool May 21Follow Us
Good luck to all our Y11 and Y13 students sitting their exams this week! Half term break coming up next week for a breather. It's Week B! https://t.co/AvQFORBySb
@HighdownSchool May 19Follow Us
Well done to all our students on the #DofE expedition this weekend!
@HighdownSchool May 19Follow Us
“I was bowled over by their positivity and each teacher seemed to know my daughter very well and gave supportive and constructive feedback.”
“I'd like to take this opportunity to extend my heartfelt thanks for all your efforts and an appreciation that such intervention sessions are for the students' benefit and are just part of what you teachers do that is over and above your standard working hours. ”
“We will always consider it our school and support it. We feel it is a beacon in our local community.”
“My son comes home from school buzzing from his lessons and informing me of the P points he has received.”
“I just wanted to say a massive Well Done to Highdown and a big thank you to the fantastic Teachers that you have.”
“Thank you so much for hosting us at your lovely school”
“Attending radio extra-curricular club every Thursday after school is great fun and has boosted my confidence. Thank you.”
“We were thoroughly impressed by your school: the facilities, curriculum and staff, the beautiful setting and in particular the students”
“Students have strong relationships with their teachers.”
“Teaching has greatly improved since the previous inspection. It is now at least good across the school and students make good progress in a broad range of subjects.”
“Highdown makes school life as good as it could be”
“We used the Highdown School Radio equipment to create a sound effects podcast to enhance our A2 Drama examination performance. It was easy and fun to use. ”
“The behaviour of students is good. They are polite and courteous to each other and to adults. Students are punctual to their lessons and treat their school with respect.”
“You have many fine teachers at Highdown”
“Students are well presented and proud to members of the school community”
“Students feel safe and well looked after.”
“Teachers know their students well and use information about students’ progress to identify where students are underachieving. Additional help or support is then quickly provided to help these students to catch up.”
“The headteacher provides outstanding and determined leadership for this rapidly improving school.”
“Subject middle leaders have a very clear understanding of the impact of their subject on the overall outcomes for the school.”
“Pastoral middle leaders provide high quality support and guidance.”
“The school’s curriculum is broad and balanced.”
“‘’The strong leadership of the school was one of the reasons we wanted our son and future children to join. It is a fantastic school.’’ ”
“He will have gone away appreciating the professionalism of the Highdown staff and their commitment to improving the life chances of the young people at the school”
“I just loved meeting with your pupils. They were polite, cooperative, charming and interested – and I would happily have stayed all day talking to them!”
“We would like to say a huge thank you to all of you for taking my son to Rhos-y-Gwaliau. He knows how fortunate he is to have teachers who are willing to take students away for a whole week on a challenging trip like this. ”
“Thank you all again for giving up your precious time to offer our young people the chance to challenge themselves in this way. We can only imagine the amount of additional stress, organisation and hard work that goes into making a trip like this happen and we really appreciate it. ”
“I just wanted to congratulate you and your team for the very good Ofsted report and also for the excellent GCSE / A level results…. All excellent.”
