Creative Writing

The Highclare Senior School Junior English Creative Writing Competition is the annual opportunity for pupils in the local community to allow their writing skills to shine.

This year wordsmiths from local primary schools were invited to write a poem about a significant person from the BAME community. Mrs Dawson, Head of English, was very impressed with the entries and, alongside Dr Luker, is delighted to announce the winners in the below presentation.

Congratulations to all pupils that took part, it is always wonderful to celebrate the abundance of local talent.

 

https://vimeo.com/487251950

 

We are privileged to be able to share the winning poems virtually, we hope you enjoy viewing the below video.  Read by Highclare Senior School students the quality and depth of thought put into the poems received this year is clear to see.

Thank you to all who participated and we look foward to celebrating together in School when announcing the 2021 winning poems.

 

https://vimeo.com/487255067

GCSE Results

This year Highclare students have once again produced outstanding GCSE results.  Nearly one third of all grades were at the highest level of 7 and above and our overall pass rate was 92%, all of which are significantly above the national figures of 22% and 68% respectively.

Half of all grades were 6 and above and 98% of our full-time students achieved 5 of more GCSE passes. Having scored particularly excellent grades in Science and Maths, we are welcoming 4 students onto our Pre-Med scholarship program, designed to support students with medicine-related university applications.

Nearly 10% of our cohort have achieved 8 or more GCSEs at the top grades of 7 or above (or 35% achieved 7 or more GCSEs at the top grades of 6 or above).

Click here to view our brand new Sixth Form Scholarship – The Pre-Med Scholarship