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Highgate Junior School, London

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Highgate Junior School details

Address:
Highgate Junior School
3 Bishopswood Road, London N6 4PL
Telephone:
020 8340 9193
Fax:
020 8342 7273
Email:
jsoffice@ highgateschool.org.uk
Website:
www.highgateschool.org.uk
Authority:
Haringey
Admissions:
Selective
Gender of entry:
Mixed
Age range:
7-13
Number of students:
455
Last inspection:
November 2005. Read the full inspection report.

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General information

Headteacher: Mark James.

Staff: 39 (men 22, women 17).

Background: Highgate Junior School was founded in 1889. All the buildings are situated in Bishopswood Road, close to Hampstead Heath and bordering playing fields. The pre-prep department is in a separate building, and a large sports centre belonging to the school is on the other side of the road. More than £2 million has been spent in the last eight years on refurbishment of the school. It has a tradition in music, drama and sport in particular, while the curriculum is designed to be broad and balanced. The school encourages fundraising for charities. Within the single foundation, the school aims to provide an excellent all round education, which will inspire the boys and girls to develop their full potential wherever it may lie.

Approach to discipline: Clear code of conduct published and agreed with the boys and parents. Reward orientated, based on a house system. Parents fully involved. Form tutors play a central role.

Uniform: White shirt, school tie, maroon blazer with school crest, dark trousers. Uniform regulations enforced rigorously.

Special needs: The school offers professional learning support for those identified as having special needs and also offers support to those who are particularly gifted and talented. Any additional support decided upon thereafter would be via the qualified learning support department. The school works with LEAs to ensure that the provisions of any statements are addressed according to the relevant statutory requirements and the school?s contract with parents.

Inspection: November 2005: 'The two schools achieve their aims and meet the needs of their pupils effectively. A broad and wide-ranging curriculum is provided with opportunities for all pupils to achieve well. Extra-curricular activities in the junior school are notably extensive and successful. In both schools teaching is generally good and sometimes outstanding. Pupils? writing and speaking skills are highly developed. Pupils are exceptionally well cared for and provision for their personal development is outstanding. Relationships between all in the community are very strong. The schools were last inspected in 2003, when the pre-preparatory school had no significant weaknesses. The junior school has improved substantially since the last inspection and has responded very well to all the recommendations, except the one concerning the lack of a development plan.'

Secondary schools: Highgate School.

Boys' age range: 7 to 13.

Girls' age range: 7 to 13.

Before-school care: From 08.15.

After-school care: 15.40-17.15.

Percentage admitted according to academic ability: 100%.

Factors taken into account other than academic ability: Contribution to the life of the school.

Day pupils: 455.

Average class size (Year 5): 18.

Subjects taught at 11: 10.

All teachers hold teaching qualifications?: Y.

Teachers with degrees: 39.

Specialist teachers used: Yes. All subjects.

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