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Highclare is alive with the sound of music
Continuing with last years theme of showing off about our great extra-curricular clubs, Mr Barlow and Mrs Witham have given us a fantastic snippet to whet our musical whistles. Please do get in contact with us if you would like to enquire about your child studying music with us at Highclare School. The music department…
September Good Reads – KS3 – Death Sets Sail – Robin Hood
Starting off this academic year with a literary bang! Below are our Good Reads for September from our school librarian Mrs Daniels and they are fantastic Death sets sail We find ourselves on the River Nile in Egypt in this final novel from her award winning murder mystery series. Our two protagonists, Daisy Wells…
Highclare School GCSE Results Day 2022
Year 11 students receive well-earned GCSE results today. The School continues to build on an already impressive exam result reputation with a 97% overall pass rate (pupils achieving grades 9 – 4) and 40% in the 9 – 7 range. Among the Highclare students celebrating this morning are Julian Hau, with 10 grade 9s…
Highclare School: outstanding A-level results
The latest cohort of highly successful sixth formers returned to school today to receive their A Level results. Among the Highclare students celebrating this morning were Talal Baldwin, who achieved 4 A*s, Waaris Bilal, who achieved 1 A* and 3 As, Andrew Evans, who achieved 4 As, Lizzie Pulley, who achieved 2 As and 2…
Mrs Bennett’s Bulletin, Friday 9th July 2022
Good evening, Prep School family, Welcome to the last Bulletin of this academic year! Apologies to those of you who were expecting this on Tuesday – that was my intention but this week had other ideas! I am writing this sat in a deserted school. It is so quiet and peaceful – but very…
Sports Day Success!!
Last Wednesday saw the senior school’s annual sports day competitions where students competed in a variety of sports. The event was held at Windley athletics track and it was a perfect way to wind down to the end of term. Congratulations to all of the children to who participated on the day!
House Event Day
The end of a school term always provides plenty of exciting opportunities for pupils to try something new or spend time not according to the usual timetable. This year at the senior school our pupils took part in a house activity day themed around the upcoming commonwealth games. This involved a day full of activities…
July Good Reads – KS4: The sky is everywhere – The Lord of the Rings
This months good reads from our amazing librarian, Mrs Daniels, are here! Both books are great for anyone but we think they are best suited for those currently in Key Stage 4. The sky is everywhere – Jandy Nelson This is a moving story about seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker who lives happily in the shadow of…
Sixth Form BAFTAs
This week our sixth form held their own version of the BAFTAs to celebrate the end of exams and the end of the year as well as to enjoy the gorgeous weather we had been blessed with over the past few days. The event was mostly held outside in our stunning gardens that have been…
Pilgrimage to Lichfield
The Summer term often brings plenty of opportunities for our students to break free from the shackles of the classroom and explore the world in which we live. Our extracurricular and afterschool groups often see our pupils taken across the West Midlands. However sometimes our teachers get the opportunity to combine excursions and trips with…
