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
- 02AugPTA Fundraising Event
- 15AugA Level Results Day
- 22AugProspective Year 12: Sixth Form enrolment interviews
- 22AugGCSE Results Day
- 03SepProfessional Learning Day: Academy closed to all students
- 04SepYear 7: start of term 1
- 04SepYear 12: start of term 1
- 05SepYears 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13: start of term 1
- 10SepYear 11: Excellence Evening
- 11SepYear 8: Excellence Evening
- 12SepYear 13: 'Next Steps' Event
- 16SepYear 7: MidYIS tests begin
- 16SepYear 12: Welcome to the Sixth Form Event
- 18SepYear 9: Excellence Evening
- 19SepCelebration of Achievement
- 20SepYear 7: MidYIS tests end
- 20SepSchool Photographer
- 23SepYear 10: KS4 Course Information Evening
- 26SepYear 11: Music Recital
- 01OctYear 11: Human geography fieldwork
- 02OctYear 7: Booking opens for Mentor Evening on 10/10/19
- 03OctAll years: early school closure for Open Evening
- 03OctOpen Evening
- 04OctProfessional Learning Day: Academy closed to all students
- 07OctOpen Morning
- 08OctYear 11: Human geography fieldwork
- 08OctYear 7: PR issued to parents
- 09OctOpen Morning
- 09OctYear 12: PR issued to parents
- 09OctRock Concert
- 10OctYear 7: Mentor Evening
- 12OctDofE Bronze Practice Walk
- 15OctYear 10: Zandra Rhodes Exhibition visit
- 18OctYears 12 and 13: EGX visit
- 22OctYear 11: PR1 and Mentor Reports issued to parents
Hope everyone has a fantastic and safe summer break! https://t.co/jaaZiQiE6d
@HighdownSchool Jul 19Follow Us
It's been another year of fantastic music, drama and dance at Highdown! Thanks to all our students and staff within @HighdownDrama! https://t.co/2HC9ulVBue
@HighdownSchool Jul 18Follow Us
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre - Accent Competition. Well done Victor! Great prize just in time for the summer break! https://t.co/7RWHHb21rs
@HighdownSchool Jul 18Follow Us
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre - Year 10 Visit Kew Gardens https://t.co/LZ4ScE7m7t
@HighdownSchool Jul 18Follow Us
35 excited Y7 Highdown students had a great day with @Reading_CC at their Canoe Fun Day! Well done to all involved - great racing and only two capsizes! https://t.co/S5QLfBOVDI
@HighdownSchool Jul 18Follow Us
“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. ”
“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!”
“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.”
