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To inspire our students to be confident and open-minded through exceptional teaching in a caring school community. Making a positive difference to students’ achievements and experiences, maintaining the highest expectations and inspiring self-belief. It is great to have the children back. Let's keep it that...

  • To inspire our students to be confident and open-minded through exceptional teaching in a caring school community.
  • Making a positive difference to students’ achievements and experiences, maintaining the highest expectations and inspiring self-belief.
  • 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.
  • Insight (Spring 2023)
    5th April 2023
    Insight (Spring 2023)
    Click here for the spring issue of the school magazine, Insight.  This has lots of informat...
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  • Year 9 Options for 2023
    10th January 2023
    Year 9 Options for 2023
    Year 9 Options Year 9 student have some important decisions to make about their futures. In...
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  • New Term!
    30th December 2022
    New Term!
    Happy New Year! Spring Term begins on Tuesday 3rd January 2023. School starts for students at 11:0...
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  • Royal College of Art: Young Art Competition
    30th December 2022
    Royal College of Art: Young Art Competition
    NEWS UPDATE!!! We are so very pleased to announce that the following students have been sel...
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  • Winter Concert
    11th December 2022
    Winter Concert
    Please click here for a gallery of pictures from our Winter Concert Highgate Wood School Music Depa...
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half term
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May 29 – Jun 1 all-day
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4
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Trinity Sunday – Christian Observance
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Jun 4 all-day
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5
Jun
Mon
First Aid Training 10WD&S + Select KS5
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Jun 5 all-day
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PRIDE MONTH
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Jun 5 – Jun 29 all-day
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Thought for the Week
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Jun 5 – Jun 10 all-day

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama

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Jun 5 – Jun 10 all-day
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6
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Condensed Tuesday
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Jun 6 @ 2:25 pm – 3:25 pm

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Mon
Art Careers Week
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Jun 12 – Jun 17 all-day
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Thought for the Week
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Jun 12 – Jun 17 all-day

The best way to predict your future is to create it. Abraham Lincoln

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Jun 12 – Jun 17 all-day
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Jun
Tue
Year 10 papers to reprographics
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Jun 13 all-day
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15
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Thu
Duke of Ediburgh (Silver) Practise Expeditions (Aldeburgh)
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Jun 15 – Jun 17 all-day
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Jun
Mon
Thought for the Week
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Jun 19 – Jun 24 all-day

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela

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Jun 19 – Jun 24 all-day
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Year 10 geography trip to East London
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Jun 19 all-day
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Year 12 Exams
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Jun 19 – Jun 23 all-day
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Year 10 geography trip to East London
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Jun 20 all-day
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Jun 20 @ 2:25 pm – 3:25 pm

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Year 10 geography trip to East London
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Jun 21 all-day
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Windrush Day – Secular Observance
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Jun 22 all-day
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Year 11 celebration evening
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Jun 23 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
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26
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Mon
Music Careers Week
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Jun 26 – Jul 1 all-day
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Thought for the Week
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Jun 26 – Jul 1 all-day

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius

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Jun 26 – Jul 1 all-day
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Year 10 end of year assessments
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Jun 26 – Jul 7 all-day
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New Year 12 induction
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Jun 27 all-day
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28
Jun
Wed
Year 13 Celebration Evening
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Jun 28 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
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Jun
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Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) – Muslim Observance
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Jun 29 all-day
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30
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Fri
MADfest
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Jun 30 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
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Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze) Qualifying Expedition
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Jul 1 – Jul 2 all-day
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Mon
PLASTIC FREE JULY
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Jul 3 – Jul 30 all-day
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Summer NGRT
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Jul 3 – Jul 8 all-day

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. Albert Einstein

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Jul 3 – Jul 8 all-day
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Year 12 Work Experience
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Jul 3 – Jul 7 all-day
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Primary Transition Day
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Jul 4 all-day
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Jul 4 @ 2:25 pm – 3:25 pm

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Year 6 transition evening
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Jul 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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Duke of Edinburgh Qualifying (Silver) Expedition (Purbeck)
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Jul 6 – Jul 8 all-day
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Full Governors Meeting @ In person
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Jul 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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Sports Day
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Jul 7 all-day
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10
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Mon
Computer Science Careers Week
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Jul 10 – Jul 15 all-day
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Thought for the Week
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Jul 10 – Jul 15 all-day

Do not ever let anyone make you feel like you don’t matter. You do. And you have a right to be exactly who you are. Michelle Obama

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Jul 10 – Jul 15 all-day
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Jul
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INSET DAY
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Jul 11 all-day
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12
Jul
Wed
New staff induction day
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Jul 12 all-day
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Staff Appreciation Tea (PSA)
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Jul 12 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
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13
Jul
Thu
Rewards Trips (Year 7 – 10 + 12)
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Jul 13 all-day
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2nd Hand Uniform Sale
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Jul 13 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
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14
Jul
Fri
Rewards Assembly P5
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Jul 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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End of KS3 Graduation BBQ
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Jul 14 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
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Thought for the Week
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Jul 17 – Jul 22 all-day

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur Ashe

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Jul 17 – Jul 22 all-day
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Rewards Assembly P5
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Jul 17 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) – Muslim Observance
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Jul 19 all-day
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Rewards Assembly P5
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Jul 19 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Non uniform day
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Jul 20 all-day
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Rewards Assembly P5
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Jul 20 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Jul
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House team non uniform day
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Jul 21 all-day
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27
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Thu
Tisha B’Av – Jewish Observance
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Jul 27 all-day
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Fri
Ashura (Tentative Date) – Muslim Observance
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Jul 28 all-day
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Assumption of Mary – Christian Observance
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Aug 15 all-day
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Janmashtami (Smarta) – Hindu Observance
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Sep 6 all-day
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7
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Janmashtami – Hindu Observance
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Sep 7 all-day
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Rosh Hashana – Jewish Observance
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Sep 16 all-day
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Yom Kippur – Jewish Observance
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Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date) – Muslim Observance
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Sep 27 all-day
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First day of Sukkot – Jewish Observance
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Sep 30 all-day
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6
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Hoshana Rabbah – Jewish Observance
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Oct 6 all-day
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7
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Shemini Atzeret – Jewish Observance
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Oct 7 all-day
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Simchat Torah – Jewish Observance
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Oct 8 all-day
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All Saints’ Day – Christian Observance
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Diwali/Deepavali – Hindu Observance
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Nov 12 all-day
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Remembrance Sunday – Secular Observance
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First Sunday of Advent – Christian Observance
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Dec 3 all-day
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Feast of the Immaculate Conception – Christian Observance
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Dec 8 all-day
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First Day of Hanukkah – Jewish Observance
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Dec 8 all-day
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Last day of Hanukkah – Jewish Observance
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Dec 15 all-day
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Twelfth Night – Christian Observance
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Jan 5 all-day
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6
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Epiphany – Christian Observance
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Jan 6 all-day
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7
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Orthodox Christmas Day – Orthodox Christian Observance
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Jan 7 all-day
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14
Jan
Sun
Orthodox New Year – Orthodox Christian Observance
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Jan 14 all-day
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25
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Thu
Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) – Jewish Observance
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Jan 25 all-day
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7
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Isra and Mi’raj – Muslim Observance
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Feb 7 all-day
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13
Feb
Tue
Shrove Tuesday – Christian Observance
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Feb 13 all-day
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14
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Ash Wednesday – Christian Observance
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Feb 14 all-day
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7
Mar
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Maha Shivaratri – Hindu Observance
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Mar 7 all-day
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10
Mar
Sun
Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) – Muslim Observance
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Mar 10 all-day
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Mar
Sat
Palm Sunday – Christian Observance
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Mar 23 all-day
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Purim – Jewish Observance
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Mar 23 all-day
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27
Mar
Wed
Maundy Thursday – Christian Observance
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Mar 27 all-day
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Good Friday – Christian Observance
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Mar 28 all-day
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29
Mar
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Holy Saturday – Christian Observance
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Mar 29 all-day
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30
Mar
Sat
Easter Sunday – Christian Observance
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Mar 30 all-day
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31
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Easter Monday – Christian Observance
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Mar 31 all-day
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Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) – Muslim Observance
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Apr 4 all-day
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9
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Tue
Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date) – Muslim Observance
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Apr 9 all-day
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Sun
Stephen Lawrence Day – Observance Observance
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Apr 21 all-day
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Mon
First day of Passover – Jewish Observance
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Apr 22 all-day
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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.

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PSA

The PSA is an organisation formed by the parents and carers of the students currently at Highgate Wood School.

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Letters home

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Recruitment

We are a thriving and dynamic comprehensive school firmly rooted in the local community of Haringey, boasting excellent examination results.

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