Highgate's approach to sport reflects the school's aim of encouraging all pupils to explore their talents and interests in the widest sense. Sport plays an important part in the life of the School and the wide ranging programme offers an extensive choice of sporting activity to all pupils, whether they are aiming for sporting excellence or simply enjoyment through the appreciation of fitness, exercise and recreation.

For a school located in London, Highgate is very fortunate to be able to offer its pupils and extended school family such outstanding sports facilities. The twenty acres of playing fields on site or close to the school allow for nine Soccer pitches, three Rugby pitches, two athletics tracks, three Cricket squares and six all-weather outdoor cricket nets. The all-weather Tennis court area now provides a large multi purpose surface for the learning of general sports skills and a further all-weather area is planned.

The school has comprehensive fixture lists and extra curricular clubs in the above sports and other options include Badminton, Basketball, Fencing, Golf, Sailing, Tennis and Water Polo.

Sport, in its widest sense, flourishes at Highgate School. The seven specialist Physical Education teachers (four men and three women) are ably supported by the permanent staff at the Mallinson Sports Centre and by almost forty academic staff, many of whom are fully qualified coaches in their own right. Full-time Cricket, Football and international Fencing Coaches are employed by the school. Recent sports tours have been to the West Indies, Spain, Germany, Austria, Holland and the Czech Republic.

Very strong links have been formed with local sports clubs which give the most talented pupils an opportunity to test themselves at a higher level of competition. The Old Cholmeleian Sports Club fields teams in Soccer (Arthurian Leagues), Cricket (Hertfordshire League), Water Polo and Hockey. They have their own facilities at Hendon Wood Lane, Totteridge.