Bringing out the Best
Based close to the centre of Peterborough, Highlees Primary School has a long and strong history of serving the local community and of teaching generations of families. We are a two-form entry school with children from Reception through to Year 6 learning in an environment that engages, focuses and inspires them to do well.
I am exceptionally proud to be the Principal here at Highlees Primary School. Our dedicated team of staff and the wider Trust, the Elliot Foundation, have one end goal; “Where children believe they can, because teachers know they can.” This reflects our conviction that raising expectations for all children and teachers is at the heart of a successful and inclusive society. Children are at the heart of everything we do and Highlees is at the heart of the community.
At Highlees, we aim to provide all pupils with a stimulating and inclusive educational environment in which everyone feels safe, respected and supported to grow and develop to their full potential and able to prepare for the next stage of their learning journey.
We are committed to raising attainment in English and Maths, improving outcomes for ALL pupils by providing them with a range of high quality learning experiences through an inspiring, broad and engaging curriculum. We want our children to love coming to school, be active learners who are curious, enjoy and achieve in all aspects of their learning.
We work hard to involve families in all aspects of life within the school and are proud of our community work. We recognise our cultural diversity that makes up our school community, seeing it as a strength, which we celebrate at every opportunity.
Our website has been designed to provide you with some useful information about our academy and as a vehicle to share with you what goes on at Highlees Primary School. Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.
I sincerely look forward to welcoming you and your child(ren) to the School.
We will be delighted to welcome you to the School to share our vision and values, our culture and climate for learning and the aspirations we have for our community of learners.
Mrs Melissa Albert
Principal
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Thursday
08 June
All Day
Thursday
08 June
All Day
Thursday
08 June
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Friday
09 June
All Day
Friday
09 June
9:00am – 2:00pm
Monday
12 June
All Day
Tuesday
13 June
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Tuesday
13 June
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Wednesday
14 June
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Wednesday
14 June
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Wednesday
14 June
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Thursday
15 June
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Thursday
15 June
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Thursday
15 June
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Friday
16 June
All Day
Monday
19 June
All Day
Monday
19 June
All Day
Tuesday
20 June
All Day
Thank you to all the staff that stayed after school to give all of our children a wonderful disco to end the term. Now rest up and we will see you all back on Monday 17th April.
As Year 4 loved David Walliams so much when we studied Demon Dentist, we just wanted to share that there is a show in May at @SkylarkMaze of Bad Dad! https://t.co/l8EPqaXsJ9
Children can eat out for less over the Easter period... https://t.co/JNU5l7wBLS
EYFS took part in a #Easter themed phonics hunt outside this afternoon. The children wrote some egg- cellent super sentences! #earlyyears https://t.co/PAbC5vvCEC
Year 4 are testing materials to find out if they are conductors or insulators. #welovescience https://t.co/jgBQ1nTg1E
#EYFS have had an egg-citing delivery! We have been given 10 eggs to take care of. The children listened carefully to the instructions from the 'Happy Chick Company' and then made our own signs to remind us how to keep the eggs safe. https://t.co/Ev6FuVQO0H
For #BritishScienceWeek2023 the children in #EYFS made a boat to help send a message across the water to our year 1 friends as part of the theme 'connections' #scienceisfun https://t.co/Y57WbIpoPW https://t.co/1OAbYoLANI
Year 4 have been working on an exciting DT project with the Royal Opera House and today, a boy in 4AC brought this amazing scene box in which he made at home just for fun! We absolutely love it! https://t.co/MTrBMPz4yv
Year 6 held a debate in English to support their Balanced Argument writing unit. The question was, "Should cloning be banned?" A huge success, and the children voted for... a tie! A superb debate using conjunctive adverbs in their speeches! https://t.co/oWKBcClSy4
@AtomicScienceUK Brilliant fun with science! https://t.co/MAFjNXJuYc
@AtomicScienceUK Brilliant fun with science! https://t.co/MAFjNXJuYc
We kicked of #BritishScienceWeek2023 with a fantastic visit from the amazing @AtomicScienceUK Atomic Tom! The children really enjoyed this brilliantly engaging assembly, getting us ready for a fun-filled week of science! https://t.co/OQjYUjco59
"Let's go fly a kite" #EYFS had a wonderful time creating their own kites this afternoon. We then went to test them outside in the wind with our windy day box #BritishScienceWeek #earlyyears https://t.co/qPUiMBLHMj
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This week, Year 6 dissected lamb hearts as part of their topic 'Blood Heart'. It was a fantastic afternoon, filled with fascinated children, who carried out the dissection very well! They were able to open up the hearts and find the four chambers, as well as identifying valves. https://t.co/HXvJx3wEkI
Let it snow So much learning this morning by exploring the snow. We looked at the trees, explored new sounds, built snowmen as a team and used descriptive language to describe our environment. Not forgetting making snow angels and throwing snowballs! #EYFS #snow https://t.co/gGiw4n01aX
4AC have been using Numicon to help visualise mixed numbers. #whiterose #welovemaths #fractions @ElliotFndtn https://t.co/oTtPymyH6Y
Year 1 have been following the story of Smartie the penguin to learn about the importance of internet safety. https://t.co/VnPiVV8HLt
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Eyrescroft
Bretton
Peterborough
PE3 8EZ
01733 262190
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