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 admissions@highgateschool.org.uk
- 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
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- 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 three schools in one: the Pre-Preparatory School (ages 3-7) and the Junior School (ages 7-11), each with their own Principal, and the Senior School (ages 11-18). The atmosphere is upbeat, ambitious, innovative and liberal. Staff are dynamic, well qualified and demanding.
Girls and boys in roughly equal numbers are admitted at 3+, 7+, 11+, 13+ and 16+ from a diverse range of backgrounds and schools, both state and independent, throughout North London. We provide means-tested bursaries and scholarships (both academic and musical) at 11+, 13+ and 16+; scholarships are honorary.
We aim to be a place for learning and scholarship; a reflective community; an exemplar for the healthy life. In short, a school which values every stage of childhood while preparing pupils intellectually and emotionally for further study and employment.
Each school within the Foundation has its own character but a common purpose and identity. Whenever a pupil arrives, we hope that the key features of the Highgate experience remain the same for her or him: the sense of community, love of learning and independent growth which we believe characterise the Highgate way.
Entrance examinations consist of: 11+ - maths, English & non-VR test. Interviews take place two weeks after the tests. Previous school report is considered. 13+: , tests in English, maths and reasoning in September/October of Year 7; separate scholarship examination in the summer of Year 8 for 13+. ...Read more
What the parents say...
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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)
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
Fencing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head master
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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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 | 2015 to 2016 | 10 | ||
| 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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