Highclare School is an Independent Day School for boys and girls aged 2 to 18 years. It is based on 4 separate sites within Sutton Coldfield and Erdington, situated in the heart of the West Midlands and within easy traveling distance of Birmingham city center and surrounding business centers.
At Highclare Junior Schools, we have high expectations of our children in all aspects of their education and development. Enthusiastic, well-qualified staff provide the right environment for our children to grow in confidence and to learn effectively. The happy, family atmosphere on both sites complements the varied and well-balanced curriculum and extra-curriculum provided for each child.
We encourage all of our children to become involved in the wider life of Highclare Junior Schools, according to their interests and potential. Music and sports are popular activities with peripatetic music lessons available in a wide range of instruments. Physical Education at Highclare Junior Schools provides an introduction to the major sports of football, netball, tag rugby, rugby, rounders, athletics, and cricket plus dance and regular swimming.
We believe that small classes at this level benefit our children, allowing individual attention to be given according to need while offering the opportunity for a detailed assessment of each child’s development to be pursued. We aim to help our children develop into individuals who have the confidence, self-reliance, and abilities to achieve success in all that they do and according to their talents.
We place emphasis, of course, upon English and Mathematics while seeking to broaden educational horizons through the study of art, design, technology, the humanities, and languages. All requirements of the National Curriculum are met and we ensure that we go beyond these requirements and add valuable extra requirements of our own. We follow such aims through inspirational teaching and the provision of many clubs and other extra-curricular activities.
Highclare Senior School, including the Sixth Form, is open to girls and boys from 11 to 18 years. Highclare School provides a safe, secure, and friendly environment with excellent staff to pupil ratios. Our high standards of behavior ensure that lessons take place in a harmonious atmosphere, allowing teachers to devote all their time and energies to the learning and achievement of the pupils in their care. We believe that by focusing on the importance of good manners and mutually respectful conduct, we can create a calm environment that is conducive to the achievement of academic excellence.
The teaching staff is highly motivated, well-qualified, and caring professionals who have a wealth of experience in building good relationships with pupils. Every child does matter at Highclare School and we know that our pupils respond well to the individual care and attention they receive. We strive for individual excellence and provide flexibility within the curriculum to build on individual strengths both inside and outside the classroom.
We aim to stretch pupils’ development through extra-curricular activities, providing many opportunities for this within the school, thereby fostering team-building and leadership skills. Our established House Point System encourages a spirit of competitiveness and belonging which we believe is invaluable to a child’s overall development.
Above all, pupils of Highclare Senior School leave us as articulate and confident young people, who are assured of their strengths and who possess the ability to present themselves well in both higher education and the wider world of work.
At Highclare Senior School the academic curriculum is designed to prepare pupils for life as independent learners and to give them opportunities to achieve individual excellence. All pupils follow a broad, balanced curriculum, which is delivered by well-qualified specialist teachers.
The Sixth Form at Highclare School offers a variety of courses to suit the needs of the individual student. We aim to deliver high-quality teaching which will ensure that students gain the necessary qualifications to facilitate progression to Higher Education
There is a wide range of A-level subjects available. Students will be required to study for two full years to achieve their A-level qualifications. We also encourage students to complete the ‘Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) alongside A level choices and further details will be explained in preparation for this decision. University offers are normally made on 3 A level grades or accumulated tariff points.
At Highclare, the students enjoy good relationships with highly experienced, caring staff who are always available and willing to help and encourage them to achieve their full potential. In Highclare’s Sixth Form we hope that every learner is an empowered learner and every day at school is an enriching experience. our relationship with students is aimed at being supportive, caring, and inspiring, and all staff work towards making the journey to academic excellence an enjoyable one.
Highclare pupils are well equipped for life beyond school. The personal attention and encouragement they receive, in combination with the personal skills they acquire, produce confident and articulate individuals. They are good team players and well prepared for the challenges of adult life. The school provides well-developed career guidance, including aptitude assessments, so that Senior pupils have a clear idea of their forward plan.
