APPLICATIONS TO HIGHDOWN SIXTH FORM - SEPTEMBER 2024!
We are now accepting applications to join our Sixth Form for places starting in September 2024 via our online application form. Click here to view.
Following on from the successful event last year, we are very excited to be able to invite you to Highdown, either again or for the first time, and are anticipating it to be even bigger than 2022.
The event will run from 6pm - 8pm on Thursday 16 November 2023 and will be open to students in Years 9 - 13 and their families. You will be able to arrive from 5pm to set up.
Thank you for showing an interest in attending Highdown School's careers fair . We hope that you are able to join us for this event and would be grateful if you would complete the attached form to advise us of your requirements.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us: careers@highdown.reading.sch.uk.
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.
Highdown School is a very special place. As Headteacher, I am very proud of all we do here and our resolute determination to continue to improve every day. Staff and students aspire to achieve excellence in all we do. Our commitment and resilience is underpinned by core values of Aspiration, Respect and Excellence. We ARE Highdown!
Our philosophy is simple – great teaching supported by committed pastoral care gives great outcomes and life chances for our young people.
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I would like to thank Highdown for supporting my two children in their education and giving me the experience of a rewarding career in teaching. Staff at Highdown work so hard, and I am sad to leave a dedicated team of people.
Staff
We were really happy to be in Highdown community and would like to convey all our gratitude to Headteacher Ms. Rachel Cave, to all brilliant teachers and to all wonderful school staff, who were and are so kind and helpful!
Parent
The school's curriculum is broad and balanced.
Ofsted
The environment and overall feel of the school has allowed me to thrive in the Sixth Form due to the friendly and hard-working atmosphere created by teachers and students alike.
Sixth Form Student
I would like to thank you and the rest of the teachers at Highdown School for the support and time invested in me throughout my time here. I have enjoyed working as part of this team and appreciate the opportunities that I have had for personal and professional development.
Staff
For all staff - Thank you all for your professionalism, always getting the right tone and always putting the children first. We see it in every message.
Parent
Students are well presented and proud to be members of the school community.
Ofsted