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Today’s date will be an incredibly significant one for thousands of mums and dads up and down the country. Tuesday 19th April will have been ringed in thick red marker pen on many a household calendar for many months as a crucial reminder of the date of their child’s most significant educational milestone to date…
19th Apr 2022
3 mins
Daring Daisy’s Leap Of Faith For Izzy
A brave Highfield and Brookham pupil has taken a huge leap of faith – abseiling from the roof of a 13-storey building in London in honour of her cousin. Daisy W took the plunge from the top of the Pelican Hotel at St George’s Hospital in Tooting in memory of Izzy Wilson, who died of…
1st Apr 2022
2 mins
Pupils Get In Character For World Book Day
Gangsta Granny, Cruella de Vil, Willy Wonka’s Oompah Loompahs and The Midnight Gang have been brought to life at Highfield and Brookham Schools. They were joined by a wealth of weird and wonderful literary characters of all shapes and sizes as children celebrated World Book Day. To mark the 25th anniversary of the global phenomenon,…
9th Mar 2022
2 mins
School Feels The Force of Storm Eunice
An independent school in Liphook has fallen foul of Storm Eunice – with a favourite old tree and the wooden score box on the edge of the cricket pitch being hit for six. With the south of England bearing the brunt of one of the fiercest storms in recent years, with winds gusting up to…
21st Feb 2022
2 mins
School Rugby in Rude Health
Rugby is thriving at an independent school in Liphook – and the results are there for all to see. Proud coaches at Highfield and Brookham Schools are celebrating their “strongest season for several years” in what is always a competitive arena. The U13A team ended their season with a pulsating draw against a traditionally big…
15th Feb 2022
2 mins
Nursery Extension Work Gets Under Way
Work has begun on an extension to provide a new nursery space at a thriving independent school in Liphook. The expansion at Highfield and Brookham Schools is due to continuing strong demand for Early Years places over the last few years. The existing nursery space has been bulging at the seams, and the short-term fixes…
10th Feb 2022
2 mins
School Netball Team Earn Place At National Finals
Fresh from scooping silverware at a netball tournament in Dorset, talented players from an independent school in Liphook have gone a step further. The U13 girls from Highfield and Brookham Schools followed their Plate success at Bryanston School with a stunning victory in the IAPS regional tournament at Cranleigh School this week. The girls won…
25th Jan 2022
2 mins
Girls On Song To Net Plate Glory
Netball players from an independent school in Liphook are celebrating after netting silverware in a tournament in Dorset. The Year 8 girls from Highfield and Brookham Schools won the Plate competition in the annual prep schools netball tournament at Bryanston School. And they couldn’t have done it in more dramatic fashion as captain Minty Delliere…
21st Jan 2022
2 mins
Bright And Breezy Start To Spring Term
It’s only been a matter of days but our eager children have picked up exactly where they left off before the Christmas break. The Spring Term at Highfield and Brookham may be less than a week old, but already it’s been incredibly busy – and it shows absolutely no signs of slowing down! Year 2…
11th Jan 2022
2 mins
FSA Serves Up Five-Star Hygiene Rating
Highfield and Brookham Schools has been given an early Christmas present from the Food Standards Agency (FSA). We have again been awarded the maximum five stars in our annual inspection into food hygiene, not only for the pre-prep and prep schools but also for the new Oak Leaf Café. Run in conjunction with the environmental…
20th Dec 2021
2 mins
Highfield Named Top Cricketing Prep School in Hampshire
Highfield and Brookham Schools has again been named the top prep school in Hampshire for cricket Ð and that’s official! The latest glowing endorsement comes from The Cricketer Schools Guide 2022, which has named us among its Top 50 Prep Schools in the UK for the third consecutive year. It follows an exhaustive process which…
13th Dec 2021
2 mins
Suzannah Cryer Appointed New Head At Highfield
Suzannah Cryer has been appointed the new Head of Highfield School. She will replace retiring Headmaster Phillip Evitt and take up her new role next September. Mr Evitt announced earlier this year that he would be standing down at the end of the summer term after 23 years at the helm of the highly-respected independent…
30th Nov 2021
2 mins
Pupils Sock It To The Bullies
It may have seemed odd but the message was clear Ð we’ll beat the bullies! That was the firm vow from our children at Highfield and Brookham Schools, who gave their full support to Odd Socks Day in order to give bullying the big heave-ho. Odd Socks Day was the brainchild of the Anti-Bullying Alliance…
22nd Nov 2021
1 min