Press releases
Lest We Ever Forget
Fallen war heroes have been remembered during a poignant ceremony at Highfield and Brookham Schools. The names of 69 former pupils who died in service of their country during the two world wars were read out by Highfield Headmaster Phillip Evitt on Armistice Day Ð a longstanding tradition at the historic prep school. And the…
18th Nov 2021
2 mins
Pupils United By ‘Promises Of Hope’
Passionate children at an independent school in Liphook have delivered a strong message on climate change by vowing: ‘We promise to make a difference!’ With all eyes having been on the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow since the end of October as world leaders gathered to find ways to repel the environmental disaster facing our…
10th Nov 2021
2 mins
New Head Girl and Head Boy appointed
The return to school after the half-term holiday took on extra significance for four pupils in particular this week. Daisy Green and Luke Woodburn have been named Highfield’s Head Girl and Head Boy respectively and will be assisted by able deputies Kitty Black and Gil Hardwick. The appointment of the school leadership roles is always…
3rd Nov 2021
2 mins
Festive shoppers heading to Brookham
Christmas is coming early at Highfield and Brookham Schools. The occasion is a luxury shopping evening on Friday, November 12. Running from 5.30pm-8pm in the atmospheric surrounds of charming Brookham, it will feature a wealth of unique festive gift ideas from some 30 local businesses from across Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex. As well as giving people the…
29th Oct 2021
1 min
Golden day as Olympic star unveils all-weather pitch
An ambitious sports project that has been more than two decades in the making finally came to fruition in a golden ceremony at Highfield and Brookham Schools on Saturday. Team GB Olympic hockey star Crista Cullen, who won gold with her teammates at the Rio Games in 2016, cut the ribbon to open officially our impressive all-weather facility….
12th Oct 2021
2 mins
Caring pupils donate to food bank and day centre
Kind-hearted pupils from Highfield and Brookham Schools have done their bit to help tackle food poverty. Pre-prep children at Brookham brought in a veritable ton of canned goods, bottles, jars and fresh produce on the last day of term, all of which will be donated to Liphook Food Bank. This followed hot on the heels of a special harvest festival…
8th Oct 2021
1 min
Peers On Hand To Lend A Listening Ear
A successful scheme built on kindness, caring and compassion is entering its eighth year at Highfield and Brookham Schools. The Peer Listeners project has for the best part of a decade offered younger children a friendly shoulder to cry on or a kindly listening ear in times of trouble or upset. The listeners themselves are…
8th Oct 2021
2 mins
Literature Lovers Make A Beeline For Book Fair
Our avid young readers have made even more of a beeline for the school library than usual. The occasion was the week-long book fair at Highfield and Brookham Schools, an annual Autumn Term favourite which returned this week after being cancelled by Covid 12 months ago. And the pupils’ thirst for new reading material is…
29th Sep 2021
2 mins
Welcome Return Of External Winter Fixtures After Long Break
Seeing a fleet of minibuses lined up in a school car park may not seem anything out of the ordinary Ð but for Highfield and Brookham Schools it was a very significant sight. For last week’s influx of school transport marked the end of a long and frustrating absence of external winter sports fixtures. Highfield…
21st Sep 2021
2 mins
New Admissions On The Rise Again
Highfield and Brookham Schools have seen another healthy rise in new admissions. We welcomed another 81 pupils to our nursery, pre-prep and prep schools in September Ð up 14% on last September. Last year, 71 new children Ð an increase of 29% Ð joined Highfield and Brookham, the highest number of new admissions in six…
14th Sep 2021
3 mins
School’s Glowing Endorsement From Tatler
Highfield and Brookham Schools are celebrating another glowing recommendation by one of the country’s leading authorities on private education. We have been included in the prestigious Tatler Schools Guide for 2022, officially making us one of the very best prep schools in South-East England. Featuring a nursery, pre-prep and prep school for children aged from…
10th Sep 2021
2 mins
Trekking Teachers Raise Tons Of Cash
Four intrepid Highfield and Brookham Schools teachers have battled through fatigue, sore legs and blisters to complete the gruelling 100k South Coast Challenge in aid of Highfield Highreach Holidays. Walking non-stop overnight last Saturday and into Sunday, Sophie Baber, Kerri Wilkes, Georgie Hunter and Georgie Cooke-Priest marched from Eastbourne in East Sussex to Arundel in…
7th Sep 2021
2 mins