Highgate

Focus 

Individual curiosity and intellectual rigour

Day fees 

$27,900-$32,300

Pupils 

1,800

Ages

4-18

Academics 

Almost 93 per cent of Highgate's GCSE results are 7-9 grades.

82.8 per cent of A-Level students achieve A or A* grades.

Spear’s Review

Founded over 450 years ago in north London, Highgate is one of the UK’s leading co-educational independent schools. 

Highgate offers three schools in one, with a pre-prep, prep, and senior school that collectively cater to about 1,800 pupils aged between 4 and 18. The senior campus is in close proximity to Hampstead Heath and combines modern facilities, such as a 200-seater auditorium, with the older Victorian buildings, including the chapel and library. 

The headmaster Adam Pettitt firmly believes that schools should be a positive environment where pupils are both driven and happy. Highgate certainly does well academically, with more than 90% of all A-Level students achieving A or A* grades.

Head teacher

Adam Pettitt has been head of Highgate for 17 years. He previously taught at the Norwich School and Eton and has a modern languages degree from the University of Oxford.

Accessibility 

Heathrow Airport; 1 hour

Location

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