Highfield and Brookham School A GSG School
- Highfield and Brookham School
Highfield Lane
Liphook
Hampshire
GU30 7LQ - Head: Mrs Suzannah Cryer
- T 01428 728000
- E headspa@highfieldandbrookham.co.uk
- W www.highfielda…brookham.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 13.
- Read about the best schools in West Sussex
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: West Sussex
- Pupils: 480
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £14,325 - £27,375; Boarding £31,500 - £34,500 pa
- Open days: 27th April 2024
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
With headship now combined, the ethos, layout and feel here is of one unified school. Sport takes place every day and the teaching and learning ethos favours building long-term, transferable skills and producing community and globally minded pupils. Teaching units have built-in sustainability goals and class ‘eco warriors’ sit alongside school councillors and reading ambassadors. Boarding is big here, with good vibes and beautiful views over the grounds. Vast majority of pupils stay for years 7 and 8 and go on to senior boarding schools. Thirteen scholarships in 2023. Academic setting is largely comprehensive. Compulsory school (full day) on Saturdays for year 4 and above.
What the school says...
Highfield and Brookham is a charming country prep, pre-prep and nursery school offering an exceptional all-round education for children aged 2-13. Set within 175 acres of stunning grounds, the school is ideally located only an hour from London, on the borders of Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex.
The school enjoys outstanding academic success, and one of the great features of Highfield and Brookham is the supportive, collaborative process it provides to parents in helping them identify the right senior school for their child. Highfield and Brookham feeds the top senior schools in the country and enjoys a flawless track record of securing every child’s place at their first-choice school, as well as an excellent scholarship success rate.
There is an abundance of sport played by pupils at Highfield and Brookham, and sport is an integral part of the broad curriculum. Specialist coaches work with children right from nursery, and by Year 2 they have the opportunity to take part in matches against other schools, both home and away. Alongside extensive playing fields, we have an indoor swimming pool and enviable facilities across the board which enable the enormous breadth in the curriculum, as well as a plethora of extra-curricular activities.
Above all, our pupils are happy and fulfilled. There are fields and woodlands to explore and trees to climb; it’s a place where children really can still be children. Whether you eventually choose day or boarding, co-educational or single sex, Highfield and Brookham provides a wonderful and relevant experience for your child, ensuring they leave us as happy and well-rounded individuals, full of enthusiasm to tackle the next stage of their learning journeys. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2022, Mrs Suzannah Cryer, previously head of drama then head of boarding at Highfield, later deputy head in charge of pastoral at Thomas's, Battersea. A former actress, she found her dream role working on the pastoral side of education and moved to Thomas’s to further that interest. When Highfield’s former head retired, she ‘threw her hat in the ring’, and was thrilled to get the part. ‘It was a gamble,’ she says, ‘but I knew the school and could hit the ground running.’
We found Mrs Cryer to be polished, engaging and genuinely excited about her school. Pushed to use words other than ‘great’ and ‘lovely’, one parent described her as ‘energetic, bubbly, with lots of enthusiasm’. Another went for, ‘She has good energy. She’s a do-er.’ ‘She...
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Special Education Needs
We are not a selective school, and welcome all pupils, who can make the most of the opportunities and can flourish in its caring environment, both as a day pupil or as a boarder. The directors and staff are fully committed to inclusivity and to giving every child the best possible start in life. Treating every child as an individual is important, and pupils with physical disabilities and whose Special Educational Needs (SEN) and learning difficulties are suited to the academic curriculum, are welcomed, provided the Learning Support Department can provide them with the help and support they require.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charterhouse | 2023 | 7 | 3 | 1 DT scholarship, 1 drama scholarship, 1 art scholarship |
| Cranleigh School | 2023 | 7 | 2 | 1 academic scholarship, 1 all-rounder scholarship |
| Bryanston School | 2023 | 5 | 1 | 1 performing arts scholarship |
| Canford School | 2023 | 4 | ||
| Sherborne School | 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 sports scholarship |
| Marlborough College | 2023 | 3 | 1 | 1 academic scholarship |
| Winchester College | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Bradfield College | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Churcher's College | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Radley College | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Seaford College | 2023 | 2 | 3 | 2 sports scholarships, 1 art |
| Wellington School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Eastbourne College | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Eton College | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Lancing College | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 drama scholarship |
| Oundle School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Stowe School | 2023 | 1 |
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