Press releases
Touring Girls Thrive On And Off The Hockey Pitch
Our hockey players have returned from a successful tour of Holland and Belgium. Twenty-seven senior girls from Highfield and Brookham School, made up of Year 7 and Year 8 pupils, played a tournament in the Belgian city of Genk and standalone fixtures against Dutch sides Nova, Hockeer and Eindhoven. The senior girls are currently in…
10th Nov 2023
2 mins
Star Of TV And Film Judges School Poetry Competition
Our talented pupils have been professionally critiqued by a star of stage and screen. The occasion was the annual house poetry recitation at Highfield and Brookham School, which this year was judged by Jamie Bamber, star of hit TV shows Battlestar Galactica, Law and Order: UK and Peak Practice. A graduate of the acclaimed London…
30th Oct 2023
3 mins
School Announces Pupil Leadership Team
Our pupil leadership team has been unveiled for the new academic year. Genny Hogg and Jamie Wakeley have been named Head Girl and Head Boy respectively, with Honor Elvins and Theo Dunfield-Prayero acting as their deputies. Highfield and Brookham School takes the appointment of its pupil leadership team very seriously and, as such, the new…
20th Oct 2023
2 mins
Pupils Donate Harvest Haul To Day Centre
A harvest festival haul has been donated to a busy village day centre. The veritable feast of canned goods, packets, bottles, jars and fresh produce was delivered by pupils from Highfield and Brookham School in Liphook having been collected on the run up to the independent school’s annual harvest festival service at the end of…
5th Oct 2023
2 mins
Caring Pupils Raise £7,000 For Food Bank
Talented triathletes, disco divas, fun runners and rule breakers have cashed in to help under-pressure families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. Our selfless children have been involved in some fruitful fundraisers over the past 12 months, raising an impressive £7,068 for Liphook Food Bank along the way. On Thursday, food bank trustees Glynis Blake and…
29th Sep 2023
2 mins
School Officially Opens Dedicated Wellbeing Hub
Our strong reputation for pastoral care has taken another significant step forward. Highfield and Brookham School this week opened officially its dedicated wellbeing hub, otherwise known as The Beehive. Alicia Drummond, founder of Teen Tips, an organisation which supports mental health and wellbeing in children and adolescents through on-site and online training, cut the ribbon…
20th Sep 2023
3 mins
Head Humbled By Award Nomination
The head of Highfield and Brookham has described her nomination for a leading award as “humbling”. Suzannah Cryer is one of six people in line for the title of Best Head of a Prep School in the Tatler Schools Awards 2024. The shortlist was drawn up by education experts of the highly-respected magazine, headed by…
18th Sep 2023
2 mins
School Named Award Finalist For Pastoral Work
Hot on the heels of winning an award for our environmental work, we are now in the running for a second award – this time for our pastoral provision. Having been shortlisted in the ‘Student Wellbeing’ category of the Independent School of the Year Awards in July, Highfield and Brookham has now been named a…
15th Sep 2023
2 mins
Proud School Wins Environmental Award
Highfield and Brookham School is an award winner – and that’s official! We are on a mission to be carbon neutral by 2030 and our concerted green push has been recognised by Talk Education, a leading light in reviewing independent schools. A panel of experts named Highfield and Brookham winner of the ‘Environmental Achievement’ category…
8th Sep 2023
3 mins
School’s Environmental Work Recognised Again
Highfield and Brookham Schools is once again in the running for an award. Hot on the heels of being named as a finalist in the National Association for Pastoral Care in Education (NAPCE) awards, being shortlisted in the ‘Student Wellbeing’ category of the Independent School Parent Awards and being named a finalist in the ‘Environmental…
4th Sep 2023
2 mins
School’s ‘Exciting’ Changes To Boarding Provision
Some “exciting” changes have been made to our boarding provision. For the first time in a decade, Highfield and Brookham Schools has significantly revised its approach to boarding to meet ever-increasing demand and ensure the school remains current and at the forefront of boarding practice in a modern world. With around 130 children on the…
1st Sep 2023
2 mins
Green School Secures Wildflower Grant
Highfield and Brookham Schools has secured a grant to support one of its many environmental projects. A huge advocate of a greener and more sustainable way of life, the school aims to be fully carbon neutral by 2030. And it’s been helped in its ongoing quest thanks to a £4,250 grant from the South Downs…
1st Sep 2023
2 mins
Highreach Holidays Celebrates Its Sixth Year
A residential holiday scheme for disabled children celebrated its sixth year. First hosted in 2018 Highfield Highreach Holidays, a week-long respite break, has gone from strength to strength with 23 children attending this year’s holiday. Highreach is hosted at Highfield and Brookham Schools in Liphook and is focused on supporting families from the local area….
1st Sep 2023
2 mins