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Highlands School is a
comprehensive school A comprehensive school typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is res ...
in Grange Park,
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, England. The school opened in 2000 in new purpose-built accommodation. From September 2006 the school has been full with pupils from Years 7 - 13 including a large sixth form.


Houses

Highlands School has four houses, Willow, Beech, Oak and Rowan. The students wear a green uniform with a green tie with a stripe of the colour of their house on it. Beech is blue, Willow is green, Rowan is red and Oak is purple.


International Baccalaureate

It has been an International Baccalaureate World School since December 2004, and sixth form students may take the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) instead of
A-level The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...
examinations. Since the sixth form opened in September 2005, the first year of IB students took their exams in 2007, and 55% failed. Seven students were disqualified for alleged malpractice. Bruce Goddard, the headteacher at the time, was quoted as saying, "In some cases we are currently lodging appeals against this." The school has since decided to drop the IB and switch to
A-levels The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...
.


BTEC

Highlands also offers a variety of BTEC courses, all of which are fully coursework (both practical and written) and include BTEC Media and Business Studies. Unlike the IB, Highlands has decided to continue this course.


OFSTED

Highlands has received two OFSTED Outstanding Ratings: One in 2011 and one in 2014. {, class="wikitable" , - ! Inspection record: ! March 2003 ! November 2006 ! January 2009 ! March 2011 ! February 2014 ! July 2021 , - , Ofsted , , {{, N/A , {{partial, Satisfactory , {{yes2, Outstanding , {{yes2, Outstanding ! {{, N/A , -


Results

{, class="wikitable" , - ! Track Record: !2017 !2018 !2019 , - , 5+ GCSEs (or equivalent) A*-C incl. English & Maths Note: 2017, 2018, 2019 involve 9-1 exams , 53% , 58% , 58% {, class="wikitable" !Track Record: !2017 !2018 !2019 , - , Progress 8 Benchmark{{Cite web, url=https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/132256/highlands-school/secondary/results-over-time?accordionstate, title=Highlands School - GOV.UK, website=Find and compare schools in England , 0.17 , 0.34 , 0.44 , - , Progress Description , Above Average , Above Average , Above Average , -


References


External links


Department for Education and Skills
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International BaccalaureateHighlands Ward profile
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