Highgate Junior School A GSG School
- Highgate Junior School
3 Bishopswood Road
London
N6 4PL - Head: Mr Mark James
- T 020 8340 9193
- F 020 8342 7273
- E jsoffice@highgateschool.org.uk
- W www.highgateschool.org.uk
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 3 to 11 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Haringey
- Pupils: 365
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £8,805 - £18,675 pa
- Open days: Call school office
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Highgate School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Light, space and fluidity are the core elements of the design. Entering the bright circular atrium, you can observe the goings on all around on both levels. This feeling of transparency was very much key to the design ‘so that visitors can see great things going on...rather than relying on pretty corridors of prepared displays.’ We were shown around by two lively and phenomenally bright pupils, one of whom will no doubt be the brains behind something quite wonderful in years to come. The only pupil we have met to date who was trying to explain the ergonomics of desk sizes in the class in relation to the seating...
What the school says...
The pre-preparatory department occupies 7 Bishopswood Road and is headed up by Mrs Diane Hecht.
What the parents say...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal of junior school
Since 2002, Mr Mark James (50s), BA theology Nottingham University, followed by a PGCE in English from the London Institute and an MA from King's College London. Grew up in Somerset where he worked for a term at Wellington School: ‘I had far too much fun running around with the kids and decided then that this was what I wanted to do.’ He started his career in the state sector - Tiffin Grammar in Kingston - followed by a decade at Dulwich College, prior to becoming deputy head at King’s Wimbledon School junior school: ‘It was there I made the transition from senior school to juniors, after my wife suggested I give it a try. I loved it.’ This is the head who had the task of transforming Highgate boys’ 7-13...
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Special Education Needs
Our small learning support department works closely with teachers, parents and outside agencies to support those children who have additional needs. Support is given within the classroom as well as individually and in small groups. Currently we have no children with a statement or EHC Plan.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Aspergers Syndrome [archived] | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders [archived] | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Delicate Medical Problems [archived] | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Epilepsy [archived] | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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