Highfield and Brookham Schools A GSG School
- Highfield and Brookham Schools
Highfield Lane
Liphook
Hampshire
GU30 7LQ - Head: Mr Phillip Evitt, MA (Hons)
- T 01428 728000
- F 01428 728001
- E [email protected]
- W www.highfielda…brookham.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: West Sussex
- Pupils: 413
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £11,325- £21,975; Boarding £24,825 - £27,300 pa
- Open days: Saturday 24th April and Friday 18th June, 2021
- 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..
Sport is played five afternoons a week, there are acres of playing fields and a 9-hole golf course together with a 20-metre indoor pool, sports hall, squash court and mirrored dance and drama studio. ‘Everyone can play in a match if they want to, and ‘you don’t have to be that brilliant.’ The school’s eco credentials are excellent and it is almost carbon neutral with a biomass boiler fuelled with wood from the estate. Environmental studies is part of the curriculum. There is not much homework for pre-prep pupils as 'parents might muck it up' says head, who, by her own admission is very ...
What the school says...
Highfield and Brookham are charming country prep, pre-prep and nursery schools offering an exceptional all-round education for children aged 2-13. Set within 175 acres of stunning grounds, the schools are ideally located only an hour from London, on the borders of Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex.
The schools enjoy outstanding academic success, and one of the great features of Highfield is the supportive, collaborative process it provides to parents in helping them identify the right Senior School for their child. Highfield 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. Our 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 provide 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 of Highfield
Since 1999, Phillip Evitt MA (Hons) Cantab, PGCE. Educated at Kimbolton School where he says he was taught by some remarkable teachers who inspired him to follow in their footsteps and changed the course of his life. Read history at Cambridge and began his teaching career at Monmouth School for Boys before spending 14 years at Dulwich College, latterly as head of history, and then on to Highfield. He never expected to get the job and has loved every minute. Married to Jo, a former lawyer and now a homeopath, she is very involved with the school in an unofficial capacity and they have four adult children who were all educated at Highfield and Brookham. They live on site and retreat to their house in Pembrokeshire during the holidays where he tinkers...
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Special Education Needs
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranleigh School | 2020 | 3 | 3 | Music Scholarship; Sports Scholarship, Art Scholarship |
| Bedales School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| Benenden School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Brighton College | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Allrounder Scholarship |
| Churcher's College | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Eastbourne College | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Marlborough College | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
| Radley College | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Seaford College | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
| The Portsmouth Grammar School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Allrounder Scholarship |
| The Royal School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Allrounder scholarship |
| Wellington College | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
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