Highfield Middle School

19/10/2026

Staying Safe This Halloween and Bonfire Night! 🎃🔥

Today, representatives from Prudhoe Fire Station visited Highfield Middle School to talk to all our pupils about staying safe at this time of year.

With Halloween and Bonfire Night just around the corner, pupils were reminded about the importance of fire safety, including:

🎆 Attending safe, organised bonfire displays.
🔥 Understanding the rules and age restrictions around fireworks and sparklers.
🎃 Staying safe when trick-or-treating, including not knocking on doors of people they don't know.
👻 Being respectful when trick-or-treating by behaving appropriately and respecting other people’s homes and gardens.

A huge thank you to Prudhoe Fire Station for taking the time to visit us and share such important safety advice with our pupils.

We hope everyone enjoys the upcoming celebrations safely! 🎆🎇

19/10/2026

19/10/2026

Doodle Maths - The Autumn Competition starts today! 🍁

🤩 How to take part

✅ Use DoodleMaths 'little and often'
⭐ Pupils need to earn 250 stars in DoodleMaths before midnight on the 20th of November.
💡 The PDF for parents with instructions on how to take part can be found here:https://doodlelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AutumnChallenge2026-ParentGuide-RGB-new-1-1.pdf

16/10/2026

Our Year 7 and 8 rugby teams went to Corbridge Middle School this morning for a rugby festival. Both teams showed fantastic spirit and some great skills.
Year 7 won 2 out of 4 games, while Year 8 lost each of their games but learned lots from each game.
Well done boys! 🏉

16/10/2026

Yesterday afternoon we hosted a 7 a side football tournament for Year 6 pupils which was an area qualifier. Highfield played very well and reached the semi finals. Well done to everyone who took part! ⚽️

15/10/2026

Polite reminder:

The yellow zigzag markings outside school are there to:

🚫 Prohibit stopping (even for a second or two)
🚫 Prohibit waiting
🚫 Prohibit parking

This restriction applies between 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday.

Unless you have a Highfield parking permit, parents and carers should not enter the car park to drop off their child.

15/10/2026

Our U11 girls football teams have started the season off really well. The B team played their first league matches and have put some good performances together showing great team spirit and a desire to improve. The A team are unbeaten in the league fixtures played at PCHS and finished runners up in the South West District Tournament last week, beaten 2-0 by a very strong Ponteland side.

The teams have been helped out by our older players who want to turn their talents to refereeing and coaching.

⚽️👏🏻

14/10/2026

With Bonfire Night approaching, Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service is encouraging parents and carers to talk to their children about the dangers of deliberate fire setting. Deliberate fires can put people, property, and the environment at risk, while placing additional pressure on emergency services.
Please take a moment to read the attached Deliberate Fire Setting Leaflet, which highlights the risks and consequences of fire setting and provides details of support services available.
We also encourage families to celebrate Bonfire Night safely by attending organised displays where possible and ensuring any fireworks used at home are handled responsibly and under adult supervision.
Thank you for helping us keep our communities safe this Bonfire Night.

Kind regards
Francesca Redfern-Lown
Prevention Support Officer (Extinguish)
Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service,