We are proud to announce that Highlands School and Sixth form has been judged as OUTSTANDING in all FIVE categories: The quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management and sixth form provision.

It is with immense pride and joy that we celebrate the exceptional achievements of our students as we honour the recipients of this week’s prestigious headteacher award, an award that is presented to nominated students who exemplify dedication, hard work and excellence.

Our Y7 students have been getting creative in Art, designing their very own ‘All About Me’ pages. Each piece was beautifully created, with students showcasing their creativity & adding personal touches to make their work unique.

We were pleased to welcome My Young Mind Enfield (MYME) to Highlands to deliver assemblies to our students. During the assemblies, students learnt what anxiety is, how it can affect us and practical ways to manage and overcome feelings of anxiety.

Our Y3 Silver DofE group headed to the Chilterns for their assessed expedition. Over three days, students navigated challenging routes, covered more than 16km on their longest day and showed fantastic determination throughout. They were a real credit to Highlands.

We are delighted to announce that Highlands School has achieved the School Games Mark Gold Award. The School Games Mark is a national award that recognises schools for their commitment to developing school sport, physical activity and competitive opportunities for students.

A big thank you and well done to all the students who were chosen to represent Highlands in our annual year 7 promotional video. They were exemplary throughout the filming and were a true credit to the school. Well done to you all!

Our sixth form students attended the annual Royal Institution Youth Summit, exploring fascinating ideas around time and quantum physics. Students heard from leading speakers on topics including quantum tunnelling & entanglement and the history of measuring time at sea.

Our newly formed year 7 and 8 girls’ football team faced Wren Academy Enfield in the first round of the U13 Middlesex Cup. Nicole opened the scoring before adding three more goals, with Persie also scoring to secure an impressive 5-0 victory.

On Tuesday 22nd September, the Highlands year 8 boys played their first league match of the season against Oasis Hadley. An early goal from Aaron and some brilliant defending saw the team to a 1-0 victory. Player of the match: Kaya for his excellent defending. Go Highlands! ⚽️

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We are delighted to celebrate Darcy, who recently completed the Mechanical Engineering Summer School at UCL. Darcy developed her engineering knowledge, tackled real-world challenges & was awarded the Silver Industrial Cadets Award in recognition of her commitment and skills.

It is with immense pride and joy that we celebrate the exceptional achievements of our students as we honour the recipients of the prestigious headteacher award. An award that is presented to nominated students who exemplify dedication, hard work and excellence #headteachersaward

Congratulations to Aaliyah in year 9, who has successfully achieved her Level 2 qualification in British Sign Language (BSL). This is an outstanding achievement and reflects her dedication and hard work.

Rowan hosted the final Cuisine Day of the school year, bringing a taste of Spain to Highlands. Students enjoyed a delicious menu featuring a vibrant, tangy paella packed with authentic Mediterranean flavours, providing a fantastic way to round off another successful year

Manav and Tish in year 10 were invited to play cricket for Enfield Grammar School against the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club). The MCC were founded in 1787 and are a members only cricket club based at Lords, the home of England and Middlesex cricket club.

Our Y12 work experience week was a tremendous success, with every student gaining valuable insight into the world of work. Students completed placements across a wide range of industries, including law, healthcare, engineering, finance, media, technology, and many more industries

The students in first year GCSE had a challenge to create a recipe with a yeasted dough in an hour and forty-five minutes. They did exceptionally well with many creative dishes such as cinnamon twists, pretzels, brioche burger buns and even bao buns.