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It is great to have the children back. Let's keep it that way! Remember to wash your hands regularly and thoroughly, keep your distance and stay at home if you have a temperature, persistent cough or a change to your sense of smell or taste.

Open Evening and Open Mornings

14th September 2022

Open Evening and Open Mornings

Open Evening We look forward to welcoming our prospective Year 7 students at our Open Eveni...

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Welcome back to school

30th August 2022

Welcome back to school

Welcome to 2022-23! We are so looking forward to the return of our students for the new academic ye...

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MADFest - the 2022 comeback!

17th June 2022

MADFest - the 2022 comeback!

MADfest At last, Highgate Wood School's renowned festival of Music, Art and Drama made it's comeba...

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Class of 2022 Dress Up Day

16th May 2022

Class of 2022 Dress Up Day

Congratulations to Year 11 Well done to all those who took part in the spectacular Dress Up Day on ...

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Royal Academy: Young Artists' Summer Show

16th May 2022

Royal Academy: Young Artists' Summer Show

Young Artist's Summer Show at the Royal Academy Well done to both Lottie Allison, Year 9 and Daisy ...

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Upcoming Events

Full Calendar

Dec

Mon

Thought for the Week

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Dec 5 – Dec 10 all-day

I will not lose, for even in defeat, there?s a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me. Jay-Z

Week 1

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Dec 5 – Dec 10 all-day

Dec

Tue

Condensed Tuesday

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Dec 6 @ 2:25 pm – 3:25 pm

Condensed timetable and earlier finish

Pastoral Review Day

Dec 7 all-day

Full Governors Meeting @ In person

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Dec 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Meeting

Dec

Fri

Rewards Assembly P5

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Dec 9 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Dec

Mon

Thought for the Week

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Dec 12 – Dec 17 all-day

When we stive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. Paulo Coelho

Week 2

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Dec 12 – Dec 17 all-day

Rewards Assembly P5

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Dec 12 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Winter Concert

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Dec 12 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Dec

Tue

Year 11 Careers Day

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Dec 13 all-day

Rewards Assembly P5

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Dec 13 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Winter Concert

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Dec 13 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Dec

Wed

Rewards Assembly P5

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Dec 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Dec

Thu

Rewards Assembly P5

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Dec 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Dec

Fri

House winners non uniform day

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Dec 16 all-day

Term finishs after Period 3

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Dec 16 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Dec

Mon

First Day of Hanukkah – Jewish Observance

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Dec 19 all-day

Holidays

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Dec 19 2022 – Jan 1 2023 all-day

Dec

Sat

Christmas Eve – Christian Observance

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Dec 24 all-day

Dec

Sun

Christmas Day – Christian Observance

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Dec 25 all-day

Dec

Mon

Last day of Hanukkah – Jewish Observance

Dec 26 all-day

Thought for the Week

Jan 3 – Jan 7 all-day

It’s never too late to be who you might have been. George Eliot

Week 1

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Jan 3 – Jan 7 all-day

Spring Term Begins

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Jan 3 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Jan

Thu

Twelfth Night – Christian Observance

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Jan 5 all-day

Jan

Fri

Epiphany – Christian Observance

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Jan 6 all-day

Jan

Sat

Orthodox Christmas Day – Orthodox Christian Observance

Jan 7 all-day

English Careers Week

Jan 9 – Jan 14 all-day

Thought for the Week

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Jan 9 – Jan 14 all-day

The question isn’t who is going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand

Week 2

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Jan 9 – Jan 14 all-day

Year 13 Mocks

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Jan 9 – Jan 17 all-day

Jan

Tue

Year 9 options evening

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Jan 10 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Jan

Thu

Year 10 Kife Skills Drop Down Day 2

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Jan 12 all-day

Jan

Sat

Orthodox New Year – Orthodox Christian Observance

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Jan 14 all-day

Jan

Mon

Martin Luther King Jr Day

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Jan 16 all-day

Thought for the Week

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Jan 16 – Jan 21 all-day

Today is your opportunity to build the tomorrow you want. Ken Poirot

Week 1

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Jan 16 – Jan 21 all-day

Jan

Tue

Year 11 Mocks results assembly P5

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Jan 17 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Condensed Tuesday

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Jan 17 @ 2:25 pm – 3:25 pm

Condensed timetable and earlier finish

Jan

Thu

SEND Provision – Parents Meeting

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Jan 19 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Jan

Fri

GCSE/GCE exam entry deadline

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Jan 20 all-day

Post 16 Taster Day

Jan 20 all-day

MFL Careers Week

Jan 23 – Jan 28 all-day

Thought for the Week

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Jan 23 – Jan 28 all-day

Doÿthe best you can until you knowÿbetter. Then when you knowÿbetter,ÿdo better.Maya Angelou

Week 2

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Jan 23 – Jan 28 all-day

Jan

Tue

Year 11 Parents Virtual Consultation Evening

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Jan 24 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm

UCAS Deadline Day

Jan 25 all-day

Holocaust Memorial Day

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Jan 27 all-day

Jan

Mon

Post 16 application deadline

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Jan 30 all-day

Thought for the Week

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Jan 30 – Feb 4 all-day

It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. Bill Gates

Week 1

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Jan 30 – Feb 4 all-day

Jan

Tue

Condensed Tuesday

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Jan 31 @ 2:25 pm – 3:25 pm

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Anti-Racism Parental Engagement Evening

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Jan 31 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Anti-Racism Listening Campaign – Parental Engagement Evening

Feb

Wed

LGBT History Month

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Feb 1 – Feb 27 all-day

Feb

Mon

Children’s Mental Health Week

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Feb 6 – Feb 11 all-day

Media Studies Careers Week

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Feb 6 – Feb 11 all-day

Thought for the Week

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Feb 6 – Feb 11 all-day

People of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things. Leonardo da Vinci

Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) – Jewish Observance

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Feb 6 all-day

Week 2

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Feb 6 – Feb 11 all-day

Feb

Tue

Safer Internet Day

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Feb 7 all-day

Year 7 -Bowling/Trampolining/Ice-skating (PM)

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Feb 7 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Year 13 Parents Virtual Consultation Evening

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Feb 7 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Feb

Wed

Year 8 -Bowling/Trampolining/Ice-skating (PM)

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Feb 8 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Feb

Thu

Year 9 -Bowling/Trampolining/Ice-skating (PM)

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Feb 9 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

INSET DAY

Feb 10 all-day

half term

Feb 13 – Feb 16 all-day

Feb

Sat

Isra and Mi’raj – Muslim Observance

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Feb 18 all-day

Maha Shivaratri – Hindu Observance

Feb 18 all-day

Thought for the Week

Feb 20 – Feb 25 all-day

Everything is hard before it is easy. Goethe

Week 1

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Feb 20 – Feb 25 all-day

Feb

Tue

Shrove Tuesday – Christian Observance

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Feb 21 all-day

Condensed Tuesday

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Feb 21 @ 2:25 pm – 3:25 pm

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Feb

Wed

Ash Wednesday – Christian Observance

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Feb 22 all-day

Year 10 Life Skills Drop Down Day (3)

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Feb 22 all-day

Feb

Mon

6th form interviews start

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Feb 27 all-day

Fair Trade Fortnight

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Feb 27 – Mar 11 all-day

History Careers Week

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Feb 27 – Mar 4 all-day

Mocks 2 options blocks to be taken in lessons

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Feb 27 all-day

Thought for the Week

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Feb 27 – Mar 4 all-day

What makes you different or weird, that’s your strength! Meryl Streep.

Week 2

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Feb 27 – Mar 4 all-day

Mar

Wed

School Production (provisional)

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Mar 1 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Mar

Thu

World Book Day

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Mar 2 all-day

School Production (provisional)

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Mar 2 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Mar

Mon

6th Form Interviews

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Mar 6 all-day

Thought for the Week

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Mar 6 – Mar 11 all-day

The most effective way to do it, is to do it. Amelia Earhart

Week 1

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Mar 6 – Mar 11 all-day

Mar

Tue

Purim – Jewish Observance

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Mar 7 all-day

Condensed Tuesday

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Mar 7 @ 2:25 pm – 3:25 pm

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Anti-Racism Parental Engagement Evening

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Mar 7 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Anti-Racism Listening Campaign – Parental Engagement Evening

Mar

Wed

International Women’s Day

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Mar 8 all-day

Mar

Thu

Full Governors Meeting @ In person

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Mar 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Meeting

Mar

Fri

British Science Week

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Mar 10 – Mar 19 all-day

Mar

Mon

Science Careers Week

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Mar 13 – Mar 18 all-day

Thought for the Week

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Mar 13 – Mar 18 all-day

If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be. Maya Angelou

Week 2

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Mar 13 – Mar 18 all-day

Mar

Tue

Year 8 Parents Virtual Consultation Evening

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Mar 14 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Mar

Wed

Reslient Me! Year 10 and 8

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Mar 15 all-day

Life Skills event

Mar

Fri

Y7 Workshop As if by Magic (PM)

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Mar 17 all-day

Mar

Mon

International Happiness Day

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Mar 20 all-day

December 2022 – March 2023 Dec 2022 – Mar 2023

School Uniform

From the 1st of July all school uniform items need to be purchased online from School Colours Direct. Please visit bit.ly/hwsunif for an update of the original letter sent out in June.

School Colours Direct

Model UN

A key element of our commitment to Global Citizenship is the Model United Nations programme. To find out more, or if you would like to register, please click the button below.

Model UN Information and Registration