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 [email protected]
- 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: 400
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £18,985 - £21,920 pa
- Open days: Saturday 2 October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Highgate School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
We’re not ones to be bowled over by shiny facilities (if anything, we’re suspicious of too much gloss) but Highgate Juniors is a prime example of how sometimes you can judge a book by its cover. Parents we spoke to used superlative after superlative to praise teaching staff, likening the partnership between parents and teachers to ‘a long journey with two-way trust’. Pupils said their teachers are ‘all just so much fun’. The staff we saw were generally...
What the school says...
The Pre-Preparatory department occupies 7 Bishopswood Road and is headed up by Mrs Diane Hecht.
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal of junior school
Since 2002, Mark James (50s). BA in theology from 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. Started career in the state sector – Tiffin grammar in Kingston – then Emmanuel School, followed by a decade at Dulwich College and a stint at the Southport School in Queensland, prior to making the transition from secondary to primary education, becoming deputy head at King’s College Wimbledon junior school. It was under his leadership that Highgate Junior was transformed from an all-boys 7-13 prep into a modern mixed 7-11 school. ‘We’re not a prep school,’ he was swift to point out. ‘Our pupils don’t have to sit an entrance...
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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 |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| 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 |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Highgate School | 2021 | Almost all to senior school |
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