Highdown School

Year 12 Economics students were grateful to be visited by Naomi Dickinson, an Investment Specialist from Bluestone last week along with Ms Mathews. This was as part of the GAIN Investment Challenge. GAIN stands for "Girls Are INvestors"! Go girls!

We are hosting an additional open morning for students in Years 7-11. Please book via the school website: highdown.reading.sch.uk

Highdown Medical Society; a dynamic platform for students passionate about exploring medicine, healthcare, and psychological well-being. Could you share your knowledge with our students? Please contact Mrs Rule if you would like to get involved office@highdown.reading.sch.uk

Highdown School is ranked as the best non-selective secondary school in Reading based on our progress-8 score! This means that our cohort of 277 students achieved, on average, a quarter of a grade higher across all of their GCSE subjects compared to the national average!!!

New Headteacher Joins Highdown School ift.tt/LTdemf0

As part of their personal development and careers program, Year 7 have been exploring the different job roles required to make an organisation work.  They have been interviewing our tremendous support team and discovered there is a lot more to running a school than they thought!

There is no mystery or magic behind success, it is born out of a sustained level of effort and application. That is why we recognise and reward consistency at Highdown with the Hard Work Hero Award and a token to spend in the Highdown book vending machine!

Congratulations to Mia and Iris for winning the Junior Sports Personality awards in the Youth and Junior category at the Reading Sports Awards last night - so much achieved in such a short time! @RdgSportsAwards

Congratulations to all the 2024 Reading Sports Awards winners!

An update, this number is now NINE @HighdownSchool Sixth Formers invited to interview at OxBridge this week!

This week, SEVEN Highdown Sixth Formers have interviews at Oxford or Cambridge University. We wish them, and all candidates with upcoming interviews, the very best of luck! We are so proud of all our students. #weAREHighdown

Highdown Geography Department took two teams to this year's @The_GA Geographical Association Worldwise Quiz. Our Year 8, 9 & 10 students took to the challenge like ducks to water, they embraced the whole event and their behaviour was exemplary. Super well done!

Come along to the Highdown Christmas Concert on Thursday 5th December at 7pm. Everyone welcome. For more details and to book tickets please visit: ticketsource.co.uk/highdown-schoo…

What an absolute joy it was to welcome 60 Caversham Primary School students and their very game teachers and parent helpers to our science labs at Highdown yesterday. Thank you to our Year 12 Ambassadors for delivering and supporting the children during the experiments.

Congratulations to Rohan in Year 13 for his winning entry in our annual Christmas card competition! This card is available for Highdown families to order via ParentMail for a limited time and is a lovely way to support our school charities.

Aspiring Veterinary Med student, Amelia, used online tuition to train herself in the technique required to clip the nails of our bearded dragon, Bluebell, which she then ably implemented at Reptile Club last week! How wonderful that we are able to offer these opportunities here.

We still need raffle prizes for the student raffle taking place at our Christmas Fair, please drop off your donations to the school reception! Ideas for prizes include sweets and chocolates, toiletries and fun stationary. Thank you for your support!

Year 7s enjoying cakes made by Year 7-13 students in Dr Love's vertical mentor group. All in aid of Rosehill House's chosen charity, @MindCharity These groups take place each Wednesday, where students across all year groups work together and foster House pride and camaraderie.

We are currently in Careers Week 2 (of 5) here at Highdown and this week it is our annual Careers Fair! Year 9-13 families are warmly invited to join us tomorrow from 6-8pm. We have also run a programme of careers events during school this week.

Thank you to Dr Schoettler from @imperialcollege for delivering an awe-inspiring after-school lecture about runaway stars, star creation and exoplanets to a rapt group of Year 7-13 students. We are very grateful to Mr Hutchinson & Head Governor, @ArttuRajantie for facilitating.