Month: December 2016

Children collect items for Erdington Foodbank

16th December 2016

Pupils at Highclare School have been collecting items for the Erdington Foodbank. The senior pupils collected essential items for the food parcels that are given to those in need.  As part of their Magic of Christmas themed day, children in the junior schools were encouraged to wear their Christmas jumpers and donate 2 small chocolate…

Creative Writing Competition

13th December 2016

In it’s second year, the English Writing Competition, hosted by Highclare School, saw 83 entries from a variety of local Junior Schools. Pupils were invited to write a poem about a significant place.  The winner was Isobel Parkes from Four Oaks Primary School who received the Highclare Junior School Writers Trophy.  Her poem was entitled…

Christmas Ensemble Concert

13th December 2016

Highclare Junior and Senior choirs and ensembles performed in a fantastic evening of musical delight to celebrate Christmas at the end of term. The evening was enjoyed by a packed hall of parents, teachers and friends and included many of their favourite songs and performances. A prelude to the Carol Service at St Michael’s Church…

Highclare Choirs bring Christmas songs to Gracechurch

9th December 2016

Pupils from Highclare’s Junior and Senior Schools helped to create a Christmas atmosphere in the Gracechurch Shopping Centre and entertained shoppers by singing their favourite carols.  Shoppers joined in too with ‘Once in Royal David City’ and a firm favourite ‘We wish you a Merry Christmas’ The school collected donations for their charity, African Space…

U3 children watch Treasure Island at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre

9th December 2016

The children in U3 visited the Birmingham Repertory Theatre to see Treasure Island, a modern adaptation by Bryony Lavery of Robert Louis Stevenson’s timeless classic.  Everyone enjoyed watching the live performance.  

Highclare achieves superb results in the ISA Midlands Art Competition

2nd December 2016

Highclare students from both senior and junior schools achieved noteworthy success in the recent 2016 ISA Midlands Art competition. Highclare received a total of 7 mentions in the awards with 3 first place wins and 4 highly commended results in total. A first prize win went to Ruby Newman in the KS2 individual 3D category,…

Swimming Gala at Ratcliffe College

2nd December 2016

Pupils from Highclare Junior Schools travelled to Ratcliffe College in Leicestershire to compete in a Junior Swimming Gala (Years 3 to 6).  It was a wonderful opportunity for both our experienced and lesser experienced swimmers to compete in a very close and competitive gala,  crammed with races.  The scoring reflected the close nature of the…

Highclare School is proud to announce its newest Sixth Form Scholarship

Our Sixth Form Pre-Med Scholarship is now live for applicants to Highclare Sixth Form from September 2024 onwards.

The scholarship provides a bespoke programme for students aiming to enter university in September 2026 with a research-science based degree.

For more information email admissions@highclareschool.co.uk