Highdown School & Sixth Form Centre

🍽️ Free School Meals Changes – We’re Here to Help

From September 2026, more children will be eligible for free school meals. If your family receives Universal Credit, your child may now qualify.

Parents and carers must still complete an application form, even if they already receive Universal Credit.

If you’d like help understanding the changes, checking eligibility, or completing an application, join us at our Free School Meals Coffee Morning:

📅 Tuesday 16 June
⏰ 10:00am–11:00am
📍 Highdown School

Our team will be available to:
✔️ Answer your questions
✔️ Help complete applications
✔️ Explain the new eligibility criteria

No booking required – simply drop in for a coffee and chat with our team.

Please bring your National Insurance number if you would like support completing an application.

Applications should be submitted by 19 June 2026.

🎤 HIGHDOWN HOUSE TALENT SHOW 2026 🎤

We are excited to invite families to our annual House Talent Show, featuring performances from students across all four houses.

📅 Friday 2 July 2026
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Main Hall, Highdown School

🎟 Tickets: £3.50 per person (available via ParentMail)
🍴 Refreshments will be available to purchase

We recommend booking early as spaces are limited. We look forward to welcoming you for a fantastic evening.

Join us at our Summer Open Mornings and discover what makes our school so special ✨

🏫 Tour our campus
👩‍🏫 Meet our staff and students
🌟 See our vibrant community in action

Places are limited, so be sure to book your visit via our website.

☕ Thinking about becoming a Learning Support Assistant?

Join us for our LSA Coffee Morning at Highdown School & Sixth Form Centre and discover what it’s like to work in a rewarding role supporting young people to achieve their potential.

Meet members of our team, learn more about the role, ask questions, and find out about current opportunities.

📅 Thursday 18 June
⏰ 9.30am–11am
📍 Highdown School Main Office

Register your interest via the form linked in our bio/caption.

https://forms.office.com/e/hQA5pjWphL

Year 12 Visit the Tower of London👑

On Friday 5th June, 26 of our Year 12 students visited the Tower of London with Mr Scobey. It was a fantastic day exploring the armoury, the White Tower and, of course, the Crown Jewels 👑

Students also walked the historic grounds where figures such as Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard and Lady Jane Grey once stood, bringing their learning vividly to life.

As part of their A-level studies on the Wars of the Roses, students attended a specialist seminar, helping to deepen their understanding of this fascinating period of history.

A huge thank you to Mrs Springer, Mr Scobey and our brilliant Year 12 students for making it such an enjoyable and successful trip!

One of the highlights of our musical year is the Key Stage 3 Concert. We were treated to every musical genre from rock and roll to classical. Bravo to the brave students who performed in front of parents and friends in our beautiful Tithe Barn.

Congratulations to Carli who has made it through to the National Finals of the National Youth Monologue Competition 🙌 for her KS3 Original Monologue. The finals are on 14th June at Trafalgar Theatre London. We as a school are also finalists in the schools prize 🏆

Our Year 8 students had a fantastic lesson exploring sensory evaluation this week!
They taste tested a new reduced-sugar flapjack recipe using a taste profiling star chart to compare 3 samples to find the most popular. They took on the challenge of a triangle test to spot the ‘odd one out’ with 2 strengths of squash. Finally, they carried out a paired preference test with crisps, using sensory descriptors to justify their opinions
It was great to see students developing confidence in tasting, analysing and explaining their choices using key sensory descriptor words— some future food critics in the making!

Highdown are holding an Open Morning on 3 June at 9.15am and a school tour on Thursday 4 June at 4pm for any students who are currently in Year 12 at other schools and colleges. If you would like to attend either of these events, please complete the form attached.

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/42qT2dtN5P