Month: January 2020

Yr2 Travel Back In Time To 1666

15th January 2020

Yr2W travelled back to 1666 with the Freshwater Theatre Company where pupils learnt about the Great Fire of London and what it was like to live in 17th Century London. Mary Porter, a ‘resident’ of Pudding Lane, 1666 helped children recreate life in Pudding Lane, exploring what life was like before the Great Fire, the…

Yr4 SPARKS Visit

14th January 2020

Year 4P were joined by firefighters from Green Watch at Sutton Coldfield Fire Station to talk about fire safety. The children became fire experts, learned the correct place to fix smoke alarms, how to plan an escape route and how to evacuate safely. The firefighters explained how to make emergency calls and the problems caused…

An Audience With Queen Elizabeth I

13th January 2020

L4 students recently travelled to Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire for an audience with Queen Elizabeth I. Queen Elizabeth shared stories about her life and times with the students and invited them to ask questions, she was so impressed with Euan Edwards’ historical knowledge that he was knighted, declaring him to be Sir Euan of Lichfield!…

Highclare Preparatory School Pupil, 11, is ‘brainier than Einstein’ says Mensa

8th January 2020

Fantastic to celebrate with Highclare Preparatory School Pupil, Lara Jeetly as she is accepted in to Mensa with a score of 162 on on the Cattell III B scale, two ahead of both Albert Einstein, famed for his theory of relativity and theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking! Read more about Lara’s achievement below or on Birmingham…

School Librarian KS3 Good Read, January 2020

8th January 2020

This book by award winning author, Meg Rosoff, is our U4 book club’s choice of read. It is about a girl, Mila,  who goes on a road trip across the USA with her father. They are trying to find his best friend but Mila discovers a more important truth…The book is both moving and compelling….

Spring Term Pre-Prep Taster Sessions

8th January 2020

Following the success of our pre-prep taster sessions, we look forward to welcoming local families into school during the spring and summer term to enjoy a number of taster sessions during normal teaching days. Highclare Pre-Prep caters for boys and girls from two years, we aim to develop inquisitive minds within a small setting, where pupils…

Autumn Term 2019 Music Exam Results, Senior School

8th January 2020

Congratulations to the following students on fantastic results! ABRSM Sophia Jamil – Grade 1 Piano – ‘Merit’ Isabel Masaun – Grade 4 Voice Nellie Gwaza – Grade 2 Voice – ‘Distinction’ Rhaina Madzinga – Grade 2 Voice Matthew Foletti – Grade 2 Voice Tim Pan – Grade 2 Violin – ‘Distinction’ Cameron Tuck – Grade…

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