Highgate School A GSG School
- Highgate School
North Road
London
N6 4AY - Head: Mr Adam S Pettitt
- T 020 8347 3564
- F 020 8340 7674
- E [email protected]
- W www.highgateschool.org.uk
- Highgate School is an English independent day school for boys and girls aged 11 to 18, with a linked junior school. Located in Highgate, in the London borough of Haringey, it was founded in 1565 and educates over 1200 pupils.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Haringey
- Pupils: 1,400; sixth formers: 317
- Religion: Church of England/Christian
- Fees: £20,970 pa
- Open days: Contact Admissions
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Highgate Junior School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Head's inclusive approach is just that: 'The quality of the way you learn is critical and every child's experience is equally important. Every day is important – I am most interested in the way each one of us teaches and learns.' Blessed with playing fields and space beyond the dreams of other London schools. If the educational philosophy and general zip in the place doesn't inspire you, the sporting facilities will. Girls' sport, some feel – school disputes – still catching up with boys'; football and netball still pre-eminent but plenty more on offer ...
What the school says...
Highgate is a co-educational day school with pupils from a diverse range of backgrounds across North London. We offer a Pre-Preparatory School (ages 3-7), Junior School (ages 7-11) and Senior School (ages 11-18).
Our School has three principal aims: to be a place for learning and scholarship; to be an exemplar for the healthy life; and to be a reflective community. Our teachers are enthusiastic, experienced and well-qualified subject specialists. Pastoral care is at the heart of all we do, and we provide extensive extra-curricular activities, including sport, music and drama, to further enhance your Highgate experience.
Entry to our Junior School is normally at the age of 7. All candidates take an entrance examination, and a significant proportion are then interviewed in groups. For pupils joining our Senior School at 11, there are tests, and a significant proportion are then interviewed. There are generally a few places for 13+ entry although these are limited. Pupils from other schools are admitted to our Sixth Form, following an interview. Only occasionally are there vacancies at other levels.
We provide means-tested bursaries and scholarships (both academic and musical) at 11+, 13+ and 16+. Our scholarships are honorary. ...Read more
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2015 Good Schools Guide Awards
- Best performance by Boys taking Ancient History at an English Independent School (GCSE)
- Best performance by Boys taking Latin at an English Independent School (GCSE)
Curricula
Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.
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.
Sports
Rowing
Fencing
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2006, Adam Pettitt MA (40s). Oxford modern and medieval linguist. Taught French and German at Eton, Oundle and Abingdon and was second master at Norwich School, under Jim Hawkins, former head of Harrow – a formidable team. Has French wife and school-age children and is quite the most interesting, eloquent and thought-provoking head this veteran GSG reviewer has met in many a long school visit. Propelled by a sharply focused and incisively articulated moral and educational philosophy, Mr Pettitt is spare, brilliant and energetic. He must be an exacting – though supportive – man to work for. His pupils can only benefit from his firm commitment to outreach to schools and to those without their advantages, to placing an understanding of language at the heart of modern languages, and to educational values...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Two well-qualified specialist Learning Support teachers are employed who offer support to small groups and individuals.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charterhouse Square School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Hereward House School | 2018 | 2 | ||
| Highgate Junior School | 2017 to 2018 | 96% to the senior school; Majority to senior school | ||
| North Bridge House Preparatory School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Notting Hill Preparatory School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| St Anthony's Preparatory School | 2016 to 2018 | 8 | ||
| St Mary's School, Hampstead | 2018 | 4 | ||
| St Paul's Cathedral School | 2010 to 2015 | 14 | 4 | Music Scholarships (2); Academic Scholarship; Art Award |
| The Hall School | 2015 to 2018 | 5 | ||
| Thomas's Kensington | 2015 to 2018 | 3 | ||
| Trevor-Roberts School | 2015 to 2017 | 5 | ||
| Wetherby Preparatory School | 2017 | 1 |
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