Highdown School
and Sixth Form Centre
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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
- 03AprBerlin Visit
- 05AprGeography Icelandic Adventure
- 06AprAcademy Holiday: Closed to Students
- 20AprProfessional Learning Day: Academy closed to all students
- 21AprYear 12 PPEs
- 21AprStart of term 5
- 28AprYear 12 Music Practical
- 29AprYear 9 Assessment Week
- 30AprJunior Maths Challenge (Year 7 and 8)
- 07MayDance Show
- 08MayBank Holiday: Academy closed
- 14MayKS3 Music Concert
- 16MayDofE Bronze Expedition
- 18MayYear 10 GCSE Drama Assessment
- 21MayYear 10 Drama/Music Showcase
- 22MayEnd of term 5
- 25MayAcademy Holiday: Closed to Students
- 25MayAcademy Holiday: Closed to Students
- 25MayYear 12 Biology Visit to Scotland
- 01JunYear 8 Assessment Week
- 01JunStart of term 6
- 09JunYear 12 Reports
- 10JunYear 8 and 9 Spanish Trip
- 12JunYear 12 Aiming High Oxford Trip
- 15JunYear 10 PPEs
- 16JunYear 9 Reports
- 17JunYear 8 and 9 French Trip
- 18JunYear 6 Inclusion Transition Day
- 19JunThe Great Get Together
- 19JunYear 7 MEP Intensive Learning Day
- 22JunSixth Form Induction
- 22JunYear 10 PPEs
- 22JunYear 12 Work Experience Week
- 22JunYear 11 Sixth Form Induction Meeting
- 22JunYear 9 MEP Residential Visit
- 24JunKey Stage 3 Drama Production
- 24JunSixth Form Unwrapped (X Band)
- 25JunYear 6 Main Transition Day
- 25JunYear 10 Sixth Form Information Meeting
- 25JunSixth Form Unwrapped (Y Band)
- 25JunYear 8 Rhos Y Gwaliau Visit
- 26JunPTA Parent Celebration
- 26JunProfessional Learning Day: Academy Closed to Students
- 30JunYear 8 Reports
- 01JulYear 6 Welcome Evening
- 02JulSummer Showcase
- 03JulYear 10 Art and Photography V&A Visit
Academy Holiday
If you haven't tried a #MOOC before, now is the perfect time! @compuniguide has a great summary here #supercurricular @HighdownSchool https://t.co/MzqBbuwA00
@HighdownSchool Apr 01Follow Us
RT @HighdownEnglish: In these unusual times where we are encouraged to stay at home - what's better than a reading challenge? Can you and y...
@HighdownSchool Mar 31Follow Us
3196 points in total for the week! Rosehill 951, Caversham 887, Grove 811 and Mapledurham 547
@HighdownSchool Mar 27Follow Us
So proud of all the praise points being awarded to Highdowners working remotely!
@HighdownSchool Mar 27Follow Us
Thank you to everyone for the positive messages coming in to us. School leaders and all the community are very appreciative of these. We hope everyone is keeping safe and well. #weAREhighdown #teamhighdown https://t.co/OZlAPEhT4J
@HighdownSchool Mar 26Follow Us
“Thank you very much for giving up your week to give the Year 8s a wonderful experience in Rhos-Y-Gwaliau! It was really kind of you and, whilst I know you say that you had fun too, you did sacrifice your evenings and weekend time - so it is much appreciated!”
“Thank you to all the teaching staff for looking after my daughter. She has had an amazing & memorable experience where she has made new friends and gained self-confidence. ”
“I’d also like to take this opportunity to say how happy I am with the Sixth Form teaching staff who have made P’s A level exam experience so positive. She has been well prepared and supported and has been able to approach each exam with a degree of confidence that has been lovely to see. Whatever the outcome in August, the exam experience has been a positive one for all of 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.”
“Thank you and to all the staff at Highdown for being such a great local school.”
