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
- 23AugGCSE and L1/2 results day
- 03SepProfessional Learning Day 1: School closed to students
- 04SepYear 7: Induction day (school closed to years 8 to 11)
- 04SepYear 12: Induction day (school closed to year 13)
- 05SepAll students in school (years 7 to 13)
- 11SepYear 11: Excellence evening
- 12SepYear 8: Excellence evening
- 13SepYear 13: 'Next Steps' event
- 17SepYear 7: MidYIS tests begin
- 17SepYear 12: Welcome to Sixth Form event
- 19SepYear 9: Excellence evening
- 20SepCelebration of achievement event
- 21SepYear 7: MidYIS tests end
- 21SepSchool photographer
- 24SepYear 10: Course information evening
- 27SepYear 11: Music recital
- 04OctOpen Evening
- 05OctProfessional Learing Day 2: School closed to students
- 08OctOpen Morning
- 09OctYear 7: PR issued to parents
- 10OctOpen Morning
- 10OctYear 12: PR issued to parents
- 10OctRock Concert
- 11OctYear 7: Mentor evening
- 11OctYear 12: Mentor evening
- 16OctYear 11: PR1 and mentor reports issued to parents
- 17OctSpoken Word Poem Evening
- 19OctEnd of term 1
- 29OctStart of term 2
- 01NovSixth Form Open Evening
RT @Highdown6thForm: Delighted that so many students are already successfully placed at university - 1/3 at #RussellGroup Please stay in...
@HighdownSchool Aug 17Follow Us
A couple of new bus services serving Highdown/Emmer Green from September. https://t.co/yns43oJVOj
@HighdownSchool Aug 17Follow Us
RT @theheathlandsch: We are celebrating the success of our A level students today. They have all worked incredibly hard. Here are 3 of our...
@HighdownSchool Aug 16Follow Us
RT @ashleypearce84: A wonderful story of a local school @HighdownSchool success in @rdgchronicle today. https://t.co/1zWNJ6lHS0
@HighdownSchool Aug 16Follow Us
New @Highdown6thForm results record AGAIN! Congratulations to all our students picking up their results today. 28% A*/A and 60% A*-B. Good luck for the future! #success #proud #teamhighdown
@HighdownSchool Aug 16Follow Us
“Thank you so much for hosting us at your lovely school”
“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. ”
