Press releases
Highreach Hits The Heights With Outstanding Ofsted Report
A scheme which provides holidays for children with physical and learning disabilities has been described as “outstanding” by Ofsted. Highfield Highreach Holidays, which is now in its fifth year, received the glowing endorsement after a visit by inspectors in August. Run by holiday specialist Green Frog and hosted by Highfield and Brookham Schools in Liphook,…
24th Oct 2022
2 mins
Caring Pupils Donate £5,000 To Food Bank
A Liphook charity has had its coffers swelled to the tune of £5,000 thanks to the efforts of generous pre-prep children at Highfield and Brookham Schools. A disco, fun run, break the rules day and sponsored walk were just some of the fun initiatives that the caring pupils dreamed up to raise vital cash for…
17th Oct 2022
2 mins
School Donates Harvest Goodies To Day Centre
Kind-hearted pupils from Highfield and Brookham have secured a bumper harvest – and all for a good cause. The children brought in a veritable feast of canned goods, packets, bottles, jars and fresh produce for the annual Harvest Festival service in the school chapel. And those goodies have now been safely received by bosses at…
27th Sep 2022
2 mins
LAMDA Record Tumbles Again As Pupils Take Starring Role
Our artistic pupils have once again secured top billing – thanks to another record-breaking set of LAMDA exam results. The proud young performers at Highfield and Brookham Schools picked up an extraordinary 81 Distinctions and 30 Merits in the prestigious annual exams run by the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). The 111…
20th Sep 2022
2 mins
‘It Was Like Being Given The Keys To The Sweet Shop’
Retired Highfield Headmaster Phillip Evitt has described his time at the helm as “being like a child given the keys to the sweet shop”. Mr Evitt left Highfield at the end of July after 23 “wonderful” years in the role – and the affable headmaster with a penchant for history said that his love of…
19th Aug 2022
3 mins
Word Has It That Vocabulary Is Key
Sophie Baber, Head of Pre-prep at Highfield and Brookham Schools, has cited vocabulary as one of the most important elements to consider when it comes to preparing children for the start of school. Mrs Baber said there were many factors for parents to consider but targeting vocabulary would give a child a flying start when…
5th Aug 2022
4 mins
School Maintains Impressive Scholarship Record
Highfield and Brookham Schools is celebrating another bumper crop of scholarships. Seventeen senior school scholarships have been awarded to Year 8 pupils this year, taking the impressive total well into three figures in the past eight years alone. The scholarships and exhibitions awarded are again to a range of top senior schools, including Wellington College,…
25th Jul 2022
2 mins
Bursary Ball Helps Bridge ‘Advantage Gap’
A school fund which helps “bridge the advantage gap” has been boosted to the tune of £66,000. The sizeable cash injection for the Highfield and Brookham Schools Centenary Bursaries Fund came courtesy of the biennial bursaries ball at the end of the summer term. The aim of the fund, which was set up in 2007,…
20th Jul 2022
3 mins
Nursery Named One Of The Best Again
Our thriving nursery has been named one of the best in the country for a second successive year. The honour was bestowed upon Highfield and Brookham Schools by leading early years website daynurseries.co.uk, which ranked the school’s nursery among the top 20 in the South-East of England. The welcome nod follows a similar endorsement in…
12th Jul 2022
2 mins
Emily Crowned National Athletics Champion Twice Over
A gifted young athlete from Highfield and Brookham Schools has won two national titles. Talented Year 7 pupil Emily S secured the long jump title with a leap of 4.60m before running away with the 100m title in a sizzling 12.86 seconds at the National Prep Schools’ Athletics Championships at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham,…
6th Jul 2022
2 mins
Double Celebration As School Marks Queen’s Platinum Jubilee In Style
Our charitable children have had a double cause for celebration. While flying the Union Flag and hanging out the bunting in honour of the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, our pupils put their best feet forward for a sponsored walk in aid of Highfield Highreach Holidays. Joined by parents, grandparents, school staff and assorted…
10th Jun 2022
2 mins
Orienteering Debut Puts School On The Map
Highfield and Brookham Schools have made their debut on the national orienteering circuit. And after successfully staging a Trail League fixture as part of this year’s British Championships, we have been put firmly on the orienteering map. Trail orienteering – or TrailO – is a sport that puts the emphasis firmly on precision map reading…
18th May 2022
2 mins
Green Dream As Eco Warriors Mark Earth Day
The future of our planet is in safe hands – if the commitment of caring children at Highfield and Brookham is anything to go by. Our pupils showed not only maturity beyond their years in terms of awareness and knowledge of the plight of our home planet from the ever-growing threat posed by climate change…
22nd Apr 2022
3 mins