We look forward to welcoming prospective families to our Open Evening on Thursday 02 October.

We will also be hosting open mornings the week commencing Monday 06 October. Booking will open for these in September.

Please get in touch with our admissions team via the main school office on 01189 015800.

You can find more information about making an in-year transfer on the school website HERE.

For more information about our Sixth Form Centre please click HERE.

Primary school families - SAVE THE DATE - Open Evening Thurs 02 October 2025!!!!

We are celebrating today with our GCSE students who achieved outstanding outcomes. These are the best set of results for Highdowners at GCSE and a step forward in those achieving 5+ good passes (5+) (61%).  Over 80% achieved 5+ passes.  The positive progress from students’ starting points at secondary school is a testament to the students' and teacher’s hard work. 

We are delighted that we will be welcoming these students back to the Highdown Sixth Form in the majority of cases. To those taking up college or apprenticeship places, we wish you the very best on the next stage of your journey.  

Some extraordinary achievements are listed below, but there are many more! 

Thomas Busby – 9 x grade 9, 1 x grade 8, and 9 in further maths. 

Ellie Bloxam – 8 x grade 9, 1 x grade 8, 1 x grade 7 and grade 9 in further maths.  

Eloise Hackett - 8 x grade 9, 2 x grade 8 and grade 9 in further maths.

Natalie Hung – 7 x grade 9, 2 x grade 8, 1 x grade 7 and grade 9 in further maths. 

Ellie Perkins – 7 x grade 9, 2 x grade 8, 1 x grade 7. 

Jake Ng – 7 x grade 9, 1 x grade 8, 1 x grade 7 and grade 9 in further maths. 

Hannah Chandler – 6 x grade 9, 4 x grade 8 and a grade 9 in further maths. 

Paulina Miskufova – 6 x grade 9, 3 x grade 8, 1 x grade 7 and a 9 in further maths. 

Noah Greenfield – 6 x grade 9, 2 x grade 7, 2 x grade 6 and a 7 in further maths. 

Ella Martin – 6 x grade 9, 2 x grade 8 and 2 x grade 7. 

Ms Rachel Cave 

Headteacher  

22nd August 2024 

We are so proud of the hard-working Highdowners picking up their results today. Over 20% of all grades are at A*/A level. 

The individual successes are fantastic and to be celebrated due to their hard work and commitment. Over 47% of our students achieved grades A*-B and over 70% achieved grades A*-C. We are so very proud of every single one of them.  

Point scores and average grades have improved on last year’s at Highdown which is great as the national grade boundaries are the same as last year’s. 

The destinations of our students are paramount as their next stage in university and life beyond school. As usual Highdowners are accepting places in great universities up and down the land and overseas. Many places being taken up are at the prestigious Russell Group universities. 

Below are some of the results and destinations of high achieving students: 

Seven students achieved all  A*/A grades: 

Lamya Adam – Biology A*, Chemistry A*, Computing A*, Maths A, EPQ A* 

Year 13 student – Further Maths A*, Maths A*, Physics A*, History A 

Mo Cook – Economics A*, History A*, Maths A*, EPQ A* 

Isabella Weller – Chemistry A, Further Maths A, Maths A*, Physics A* 

Teddy Hunnisett – Economics A*, Maths A*, History A 

Daisy Rundle – English Literature A*, Sociology A*, Government & Politics A, EPQ A 

Aisha Saidykhan – Biology A*, Maths A*, Chemistry A, EPQ A* 

Three further students achieved all A grades: 

Annabel Bee – Maths A, Psychology A, Textiles A, EPQ A 

Jack McDonnell – Economics A, History A, Maths A 

Harriet Ranson – Government & Politics A, History A, Maths A, EPQ A* 

Parents and Carers, please report all absences via your Class Charts Parent account, online or via the app, rather than by phone or email, before 9am on the day of the absence.