Highfield and Brookham Schools
| Highfield and Brookham Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Highfield Lane Liphook Liphook , GU30 7LQ | |
| Information | |
| School type | Independent Nursery, Pre-prep and Prep School |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Headmistress | Mrs Sophie Baber |
| Headmaster | Mr Phillip Evitt |
| Staff | c. 250 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age range | 2-13 years |
| Enrollment | 450 |
Highfield and Brookham Schools are an English co-educational, independent Nursery, Pre-prep and Prep School for children from 2-13 years.[1] Brookham, the Nursery and Pre-prep is a day school. Highfield, the Prep School, is a day and boarding school with boarding optional for Years 4-8. The headteacher of the Nursery and Pre-prep is Mrs Sophie Baber, and the headmaster of the Prep School is Mr Phillip Evitt,[2] former Head of History at Dulwich College. Mr Phillip Evitt was Tatler’s Best Head of a Prep School at the 11th Annual Tatler Schools Awards.[3]
Location[edit]
Highfield and Brookham is set in 175 acres[4] in the South Downs National Park, in Liphook on the borders of Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire.
History[edit]
Originally founded in Southampton in 1892 by Mr E A Wells, the first Headmaster and owner, Highfield was originally a boys’ Prep School with 18 pupils and known as Highfield Prep School. In 1904 Mr William Mills became owner and Headmaster and moved Highfield to its current site in Liphook, Hampshire. The school grew under Mr Mills, and at his death in 1953, there were 120 boarding boys. Mr Mills was succeeded by his son, Peter. Highfield became co-educational in 1978 and began to admit day children, growing pupil numbers rapidly. Peter Mills retired in 1979 and was succeeded by Old Highfieldian, Robin Orr, who remained Headmaster until 1993, succeeded by Nigel Ramage, and then by the current head Phillip Evitt in 1999. In 1992, a purpose-built Nursery and Pre-prep was added and named Brookham after the woodlands surrounding the site. Since then the schools have been known as Highfield and Brookham Schools. They remain privately owned by the Mills family.
Facilities[edit]
Highfield's main school building was built in 1907 and this houses classrooms, the dining hall, the senior boarding house and chapel. The Masters House was built in 1939 and extended in 2001 and 2013 to house further classrooms, physics, chemistry and biology labs and ICT suite. The DT Studio and Theatre for Performing Arts were added in 1970 and the Art Studio in 1980. Highfield and Brookham's sports facilities include extensive natural playing fields, an all-weather pitch,[5] indoor sports hall and swimming pool.
Scholarships[edit]
In 2020 pupils from Highfield and Brookham were awarded 17 scholarships and awards to senior schools including Wellington College, Cranleigh School, Radley College and Marlborough College. Scholarships achieved included academic, art, sports and music.[6]
Boarding[edit]
Highfield and Brookham Schools offer optional boarding[7] from Year 4. Junior boarders, Years 4 and 5, stay in the Junior Boarding House, a separate family house, whilst the senior boarders are in the main school in the Senior Boarding House. Dorms vary in size from four to ten. There are separate common rooms for the boys and girls for recreational time outside of lessons. Boarding is run by the Head of Boarding, assisted by Houseparents and Matrons.
Environment[edit]
Highfield and Brookham Schools use Biomass Energy with a woodchip burning heating system.[1] This is a sustainable system which utilises the chestnut woodland on the school's estate to produce energy to heat the school. The woodchip burning heating system saves 288 tons of carbon annually.[8] Highfield and Brookham offers a significant outdoor and environmental curriculum.[9]
Sport[edit]
Highfield and Brookham Schools were the only prep school in Hampshire to be included in The Cricketer Schools Guide 2021.[10]
Food[edit]
Highfield and Brookham Schools have been awarded a Five Star Food Hygiene Award by the Food Standards Agency.[11]
Highfield Centenary Bursary Fund[edit]
The Highfield Centenary Bursary Fund[12] contributes towards the fees of pupils who, but for financial assistance, would not be able to attend Highfield and Brookham Schools. The fund has supported 15 pupils since its inception in 2007.
Notable alumni[edit]
- Edward Allcard
- Terence Conran designer and restauranteur
- Sir Roderic Lyne, Former British Ambassador to Russia
- Richard Moore, political speechwriter
- Sir Andrew John Gregory Moylan, British Court of Appeal of England and Wales judge
- Sir Richard Paniguian
- Jonathan Powell, Downing Street Chief of Staff under Tony Blair
- Rupert Vansittart, actor
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Highfield and Brookham Schools, Liphook". The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ↑ User, Super. "Independent Schools Show | 24-25 April 2021, Battersea Park". Independent Schools Show. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ↑ "Tatler Schools Awards 2014 – the winners". Tatler. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ↑ "Highfield and Brookham Schools, Liphook". Hampshire & Isle of Wight. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ↑ "School's new AstroTurf is a boost for the whole area". Liphook Herald. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ↑ "Scholarship success for Highfield and Brookham children". www.schoolsearch.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ↑ "School celebrates record numbers of boarding students". Independent Education Today. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ↑ "Rural Energy" (PDF). Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Highfield & Brookham Schools, Liphook GU30". Schoolsmith. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ↑ "Highfield & Brookham Schools, Liphook - ISC". www.isc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ↑ Agency, Food Standards. "Check out the food hygiene rating for Highfield School". ratings.food.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ↑ "THE HIGHFIELD SCHOOL CENTENARY BURSARIES FUND :: OpenCharities". opencharities.org. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
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