Year 7 Reading Out Loud At Rokesly6th February 2026Year 7 Reading Out Loud At RokeslyOn Friday 30th January 2026, a group of Year 7 students and the LRC staff headed to Rokesly Junior S...Read More Year 7 Halloween 2025 Disco5th November 2025Year 7 Halloween 2025 DiscoGreat fun was had by students and staff at the Year 7 Halloween disco. ...Read More Year 10 Spanish Trip to Granada20th July 2025Year 10 Spanish Trip to GranadaOur GCSE students had an unforgettable time on their recent trip to Granada! Highlights included exp...Read More Sports day 202512th July 2025Sports day 2025A great day of sunshine and fun was had by all at this year’s sports day. Da Vinci won the house cup...Read More 2025 Crouchella day9th July 20252025 Crouchella dayPlease enjoy these photos of our students and staff sharing a joyful day of learning from one anothe...Read More Year 10 Paris Trip2nd July 2025Year 10 Paris Trip ...Read More 2026 Year 11 Celebration Evening1st July 20252026 Year 11 Celebration EveningHere are some photos from the Year 11 Celebration evening ...Read More Prospective SEND Parent/Carer Evening4th June 2025Prospective SEND Parent/Carer EveningJoin us for our Prospective SEND Parent Information Evening Highgate Wood School will be hosting a p...Read More A-Level Exhibition 202514th May 2025A-Level Exhibition 2025A-Level Exhibition 2025 You are warmly invited to celebrate the creativity and hard work of our tale...Read More GCSE Exhibition 202513th May 2025GCSE Exhibition 2025GCSE Exhibition 2025 You are warmly invited to celebrate the creativity and hard work of our talente...Read More Memorable Farewell for Year 1313th May 2025Memorable Farewell for Year 13A Memorable Farewell for Year 13 On Friday 9th May, we celebrated the end of school for our Year 13 ...Read More HWS at Young Art Exhibition7th May 2025HWS at Young Art ExhibitionHighgate Wood School Artists Recognised at Prestigious Young Art Exhibition The staff from the Highg...Read More Year 11 Go Out in Style6th May 2025Year 11 Go Out in StyleYear 11 Go Out in Style with Dress-Up Day Celebration As the GCSE exam season approaches, our Year 1...Read More Pendarren House Trip 202514th April 2025Pendarren House Trip 2025Pendarren House Trip 2025 A huge congratulations to all the students and accompanying staff who took...Read More Year 10 Geography Field Trip to WOTN8th April 2025Year 10 Geography Field Trip to WOTNYear 10 Geography Field Trip to Walton-on-the-Naze Ms Woolley writes: Over 90 Year 10 Geography stud...Read More Year 12 Geography Trip to North Wales1st April 2025Year 12 Geography Trip to North WalesMr Uyar wtites: The Year 12 Geography students had an enriching experience in Betws-y-Coed, where th...Read More Beck Forrest Memorial Garden19th March 2025Beck Forrest Memorial GardenBeck Forrest Memorial Garden Over the weekend of March 15th/16th, the Beck Forrest Memorial Garden w...Read More Middlesex Briggs Cup Champions18th March 2025Middlesex Briggs Cup ChampionsMiddlesex Briggs Cup Champions Mr Trattou writes: HWS U18s Crowned Middlesex Briggs Cup Champions – ...Read More BiblioBuzz 202518th March 2025BiblioBuzz 2025BiblioBuzz 2025 On Friday 14th March, our Year 7 Book Club had the exciting opportunity to attend Bi...Read More Berlin Art Trip4th March 2025Berlin Art TripA Level Art Trip to Berlin From the 13th to 16th of February, our Year 12 and 13 A-Level Art and Pho...Read More Year 9 Ski Trip19th February 2025Year 9 Ski TripYear 9 Ski Trip to Claviere, Italy Between 8th and 15th February, sixty of our Year 9 students embar...Read More KS3 Rewards Trips18th February 2025KS3 Rewards TripsKS3 Rewards Trips In the last week before half term, Key Stage 3 students at Highgate Wood School we...Read More Sixth Form Taster Day29th January 2025Sixth Form Taster DaySixth Form Taster Day 2025 On Friday 24th January, our Year 11 students were able to experience a da...Read More School Newspaper - Winter 2024/25 Issue13th January 2025School Newspaper - Winter 2024/25 IssueSixth Form Newspaper Please find the link here to the new school newspaper, Neck of he Woods, writt...Read More Year 9 Options for 20256th January 2025Year 9 Options for 2025 Year 9 Options Year 9 students have some important decisions to make about their futures. I...Read More PPEs January 20251st January 2025PPEs January 2025Below are the Year 11 and Year 13 exams timetables for the January 2025 PPEs: Year 11 PPE Timetable ...Read More Food Bank Collection 202422nd December 2024Food Bank Collection 2024It was heart-warming to see the huge effort that was made by our school community with the annual Ho...Read More BHM: Dragon's Den5th December 2024BHM: Dragon's DenBlack Heritage Month: Dragon’s Den Competition We are thrilled to share the incredible success of th...Read More Year 13 History Trip5th December 2024Year 13 History TripYear 13 History Trip to Auschwitz Thirty History A Level students went to Poland to visit the Auschw...Read More Changes to Attendance15th November 2024Changes to AttendanceChanges to Attendance Dear Parents/Carers, At Highgate Wood school, we know that good attendance sta...Read More 6th Form Open Evening 202414th November 20246th Form Open Evening 2024Sixth Form Open Evening 2024 We had a wonderful time hosting prospective students and their families...Read More UAL: Saturday Clubs24th October 2024UAL: Saturday ClubsUAL Art Courses For the students aged 13 – 16 that love Art and Design, Film or Fashion, pleas...Read More Halloween Disco 202423rd October 2024Halloween Disco 2024Year 7 Halloween Disco To cap off their first few weeks spent at HWS, the Year 7s enjoyed a fantast...Read More Post 16 Open Evening21st October 2024Post 16 Open Evening6th Form Open Evening We look forward to welcoming our prospective Year 12 students and their parent...Read More Blazer Donation11th October 2024Blazer DonationBlazer Donation A few weeks ago, Highgate Wood School was approached by Julian Chenery, founder of W...Read More A Level Biology Field Trip10th October 2024A Level Biology Field TripA Level Biology Field Trip This year’s A Level Biology Field Trip took place on the 4th and 7th of O...Read More Open Events 20243rd October 2024Open Events 2024 Primary Transition Open Events We look forward to welcoming prospective students and parent...Read More Table Tennis Champs1st October 2024Table Tennis ChampsHaringey Table Tennis Borough Champions! Massive congrats to the HWS boys table tennis teams who did...Read More Year 7 Team Building23rd September 2024Year 7 Team BuildingYear 7 Team Building Day 2024 On Friday the 20th September, the new Year 7 cohort traded the confine...Read More Remodelling of Toilets9th September 2024Remodelling of ToiletsNew Admin Toilets Have Been Completed We are delighted to inform you that the new Admin toilets have...Read More Headteacher's Welcome - Start of Academic Year4th September 2024Headteacher's Welcome - Start of Academic YearDear Parents/Carers, I am delighted to welcome you all back to the start of a new academic year at H...Read More GCSE Exam Results 202422nd August 2024GCSE Exam Results 2024GCSE Results 2024 Following our very strong A Level and Vocational Equivalent results last week (ava...Read More A Level Exam Results 202415th August 2024A Level Exam Results 2024A Level Results 2024 Highgate Wood School Sixth Form is proud to announce another very strong set of...Read More Year 8 Geography Rewards Trip - Kew Gardens23rd July 2024Year 8 Geography Rewards Trip - Kew GardensMr Uyar writes: This trip was to reward those students who went over and above in Geography in Year ...Read More MyAFK Charity - Sponge Throwing Event9th July 2024MyAFK Charity - Sponge Throwing EventMr Hayman writes: On Friday 28th June the House charity representatives organized a fund raising eve...Read More MADFest 20244th July 2024MADFest 2024MADfest – Crouch End’s BEST festival. Join us for Highgate Wood School’s sell-out ...Read More Trip to the Yoto Carnegie Medal Ceremony25th June 2024Trip to the Yoto Carnegie Medal CeremonyMs Ereira writes: The Carnegie Medal is the oldest and most prestigious award for children’s literat...Read More Refugee Week with Michael Rosen17th June 2024Refugee Week with Michael RosenThis morning students from Year 7 and Year 8 gathered in the LRC to join a live online event with Mi...Read More National Reading Quiz Grand Final10th June 2024National Reading Quiz Grand FinalMs. Ereira writes: On Wednesday 5th June our team of Year 7 book quizzers travelled to the Victory S...Read More GCSE Art Exhibition - 7th June 202424th May 2024GCSE Art Exhibition - 7th June 2024GCSE Art Exhibition 2024 Please join us for the GCSE art exhibition on Friday 7th June. Your support...Read More Year 11 Dress Up Day15th May 2024Year 11 Dress Up DayDress Up Day 2024 On their last day of school, before the start of GCSE exams, the Year 11 cohort en...Read More Year 10 Granada Trip14th May 2024Year 10 Granada TripYear 10 Trip to Granada – 7th to 10th May 2024 Ms Vazquez writes: Our Year 10 students embarke...Read More Pendarren Adventure 20247th May 2024Pendarren Adventure 2024Trip to Pendarren House Well done to all the students and staff who were involved in the brilliant a...Read More Updated: Royal College of Art Young Art Competition2nd May 2024Updated: Royal College of Art Young Art CompetitionUPDATE: The recent RCA Young Art Exhibition was abuzz with excitement as hordes of family and friend...Read More Alexandra Palace Children's Book Award Ceremony3rd April 2024Alexandra Palace Children's Book Award CeremonyMs Ereira writes: Our Year 7 Book Club have been reading the six books shortlisted for the 2024 Alex...Read More National Reading Champions Quiz - Regional Winners!2nd April 2024National Reading Champions Quiz - Regional Winners!Ms Ereira writes: Every year, the National Literacy Trust run a national quiz competition for school...Read More Royal Academy Young Artists' Competition11th March 2024Royal Academy Young Artists' CompetitionLetter from Ms Shepherd : Dear young artists and designers, For the 6th year running, Highgate Wood ...Read More World Book Day 20244th March 2024World Book Day 2024World Book Day was created by UNESCO on 23rd April 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and read...Read More Winter Concert 202317th January 2024Winter Concert 2023At the end of the Autumn Term we were fortunate to be able to enjoy yet another annual Winter Concer...Read More Hornsey Food Bank Donation11th January 2024Hornsey Food Bank DonationMr Hayman writes: A huge well done and extended thank you to all those who helped out and donated fo...Read More Black Heritage Month at HWS - 202320th November 2023Black Heritage Month at HWS - 2023**Celebrating Diversity and Identity: The Significance of Black Heritage Month at Highgate Wood Scho...Read More Year 7 Halloween Disco31st October 2023Year 7 Halloween DiscoYear 7 Halloween Disco at Highgate Wood School Ms Issitt Writes: On Thursday 19th October, our new c...Read More Community Languages31st October 2023Community LanguagesAt Highgate Wood School we are very supportive of students, who are fluent in speaking, listening, r...Read More Parent and Carer Online Information Evenings and Webinars5th October 2023Parent and Carer Online Information Evenings and Webinars Post 16 Information Events 2023 We have held a number of information events between Septemb...Read More Year 7 Team Building Day 202328th September 2023Year 7 Team Building Day 2023On Friday 22nd October we had a fantastic Team Building Day at Highgate Wood School with our wonderf...Read More Insight, Exam Results and School Return12th August 2023Insight, Exam Results and School Return NOTICE ABOUT DELAY TO SCHOOL START We are so sorry about the delay to the start of the Autu...Read More Windrush Day25th July 2023Windrush Day Windrush Commemoration 75 years ago, on 22nd June 1948, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in T...Read More MADFest 20238th June 2023MADFest 2023MADFest 2023 – IT HAPPENED! The weather was not as hot as it has been, there was even a spot o...Read More Insight (Spring 2023)5th April 2023Insight (Spring 2023) Click here for the spring issue of the school magazine, Insight. This has lots of informat...Read More New Term!30th December 2022New Term!Happy New Year! Spring Term begins on Tuesday 3rd January 2023. School starts for students at 11:00a...Read More Winter Concert11th December 2022Winter ConcertPlease click here for a gallery of pictures from our Winter Concert Highgate Wood School Music Depar...Read More Welcome back to school30th August 2022Welcome back to schoolWelcome to 2022-23! We are so looking forward to the return of our students for the new academic yea...Read More MADFest - the 2022 comeback!17th June 2022MADFest - the 2022 comeback!MADfest At last, Highgate Wood School’s renowned festival of Music, Art and Drama made itR...Read More Class of 2022 Dress Up Day16th May 2022Class of 2022 Dress Up DayCongratulations to Year 11 Well done to all those who took part in the spectacular Dress Up Day on F...Read More Royal Academy: Young Artists' Summer Show16th May 2022Royal Academy: Young Artists' Summer ShowYoung Artist’s Summer Show at the Royal Academy Well done to both Lottie Allison, Year 9 and D...Read More YA25th April 2022YA Young Art Exhibition at the Royal College of Art We are delighted the Young Art Exhibition ...Read More Covid-19 updates (2021-22)16th July 2021Covid-19 updates (2021-22) CHANGING RULES AROUND FACE COVERINGS 19th January 2022 The government has today announced t...Read More Trust Elevate - Online Age Verification15th July 2021Trust Elevate - Online Age Verification Many thanks to those parents and carers who joined the webinare with TrustElevate on Thursd...Read More RA Young Artists' Summer Show15th July 2021RA Young Artists' Summer Show A massive thank you and huge well done to our amazing art students who have participated in...Read More Class of 2021 - Dress Up Day!21st May 2021Class of 2021 - Dress Up Day! ...Read More Relationships and Sex Education29th April 2021Relationships and Sex Education Introduction This consultation continues the process begun before Covid-19, inviting parent...Read More Assessments for exam groups in Summer 202128th April 2021Assessments for exam groups in Summer 2021Arrangements for Assessments and Awarding Grades On 25th February 2021, Gavin Williamson, the Educat...Read More Reclaim these Streets21st March 2021Reclaim these Streets On Friday, 19th March, Highgate Wood School sixth form rallied together to raise awareness ...Read More Back to School6th March 2021Back to School 10th March 2021 Testing in schools: Government update As the programme develops, we are get...Read More Enrichment and Personal Development Resources31st January 2021Enrichment and Personal Development Resources Broadening Horizons Mental Health and Well Being Learni...Read More Covid-19 Testing in schools10th January 2021Covid-19 Testing in schools Government information on the testing programme. Understanding lateral flow antigen testing...Read More Primary Transition12th October 2020Primary Transition Highgate Wood School Prospectus for 2020 Entry (click to open) ...Read More Current News21st September 2020Current News REMOTE LEARNING PLANS – THE SIX WEEK REMOTE LEARNING PLANS FOR ALL YEAR GROUPS Remot...Read More Welcome back to school31st August 2020Welcome back to schoolClick here for the Headteacher’s letter about school return – 6th September 2020 Welcom...Read More Important information on this year's examination results14th August 2020Important information on this year's examination resultsJCQ Regulations – Important Information to Candidates JCQ-Social-Media-Information-for-Candidates I...Read More 2020 A Level and GCSE Results13th August 20202020 A Level and GCSE Results GCSE RESULTS 2020 Well done to all of our wonderful year 11 for their fantastic grades. Wh...Read More Well Done HWS17th July 2020Well Done HWS Well done to all Highgate Wood School students. You have been amazing!...Read More Progress Tutorials and wider opening of schools3rd June 2020Progress Tutorials and wider opening of schoolsBubble Group Schedules for the Year 10 provision from 29th June Year 10 Groups will attend three Pro...Read More Shut Down Showcase27th April 2020Shut Down ShowcaseSome of the work completed by our students during the period of school closure.Read More On Line Learning (Blog)27th March 2020On Line Learning (Blog)Online learning resourcesRead More Information on Coronavirus14th March 2020Information on Coronavirus Support for families during Covid-19 Please visit the following links for support and informa...Read More HWS Model UN Conference 202029th February 2020HWS Model UN Conference 2020We were delighted to welcome over 200 student delegates to our Model UN Conference on the Climate Em...Read More Thanks for your feedback, see our survey results4th February 2020Thanks for your feedback, see our survey resultsThank you for your feedback, have a look at what we found… During the Autumn term in 2019, we ...Read More Facing History29th January 2020Facing HistoryCongratulations to all Year 9 for the hard work and thoughtful contributions during our Facing Histo...Read More Artist Residency20th December 2019Artist Residency Amazing work crafted by our amazing students! Twelve of our Year 9 Art students took part i...Read More Winter Concert19th December 2019Winter ConcertA massive well done to the talented students who performed in the Winter Concert We were delighted t...Read More GCSE Poetry Live30th November 2019GCSE Poetry LiveAward-winning poets spent Friday afternoon unravelling their stanza’s to our Year 10 students....Read More Chai Day27th November 2019Chai DayGender-based violence. Our students say, “it’s not okay” and proved it! Chai Day i...Read More Year 7 Well Being Day22nd November 2019Year 7 Well Being DayYear 7s were delighted by their fun-filled day of activities for Well Being Day, what a wonderful wa...Read More Laurie Cunningham Event4th November 2019Laurie Cunningham EventBased upon on our ex-student and England’s first black football player Laurie Cunningham, Kick...Read More Diana Trust Anti-Bullying Training Day1st November 2019Diana Trust Anti-Bullying Training DayMany thanks to the Anti-Bullying Pro and Diana Trust for their help in launching us on a new journey...Read More What's on at Highgate Wood School?21st October 2019What's on at Highgate Wood School?Lots of fun and interesting upcoming events at Highgate Wood School, see what’s on. Tuesday 29...Read More Autumn Dig14th October 2019Autumn DigNearly 3000 spring bulbs were planted around the school grounds on our first ever PSA sponsored Autu...Read More Open Evening11th October 2019Open EveningThank you to the hundreds of families and prospective Year 7s who attended our Primary Transition Op...Read More World Mental Health Day10th October 2019World Mental Health DayA big well done to everyone involved in the global campaign of '40 seconds of action', it was a bril...Read More Black History Month4th October 2019Black History MonthThere are lots going on for this years Black History Month at Highgate Wood School, including the dr...Read More DfE Provisional Progress 8 results for HWS4th October 2019DfE Provisional Progress 8 results for HWSWe are delighted that this summer’s GCSE results has given the school a provision Progress 8 s...Read More Team Building Day20th September 2019Team Building DayA fun-filled day for the Year 7s as they battled their way through the many challenges that was give...Read More GCSE Results Day22nd August 2019GCSE Results DayComing Soon...Read More MADfest 201929th June 2019MADfest 2019What a success MADfest 2019 turned out to be! Amazing music, dance and drama entertainment, a remark...Read More #Kwibuka2515th May 2019#Kwibuka25Remembering the genocide that happened 25 years ago in Rwanda, Highgate Wood School held a moving st...Read More Book Launch in the LRC7th May 2019Book Launch in the LRCOur Patron of Reading, Keren David, visited our LRC on Friday 3rd May to talk about her new book, Th...Read More Grim Tales School Production6th May 2019Grim Tales School ProductionHighgate Wood School’s production of Philip Pullman’s GRIMM TALES featured a host of talented studen...Read More
