Highgate School, North London
Our award-winning independent school is situated in Highgate village, surrounded by green space.
From its foundation 460 years ago, Highgate School remains rooted in its London community centuries later and is widely considered to be one of the top co-educational schools in the country.
Highgate is set between Hampstead and Muswell Hill in North London, with the boundary between Haringey and Camden boroughs. The historic village has a distinctive identity, and the area is surrounded by the green spaces of Hampstead Heath, Waterlow Park and ancient woodland.
Pupils and staff come in from the local areas to study and work here, including Camden, Islington, Hampstead, Muswell Hill, Tottenham and further afield.
Highgate School combines Victorian buildings (our Chapel, Central Hall classrooms and Sir Martin Gilbert Library) with modern facilities like our 200-seat auditorium and dedicated recital spaces, science laboratories, modern language classrooms, and high-tech ICT suites.
Few London schools can boast the wealth of space and facilities offered at Highgate. —The Good Schools Guide
Our School’s Mills Centre for Art and Design provides studio and gallery space, with facilities for print-making, sculpture, pottery, and film-making, plus an IT suite for graphics and computer aided design, and a photographic darkroom. In addition, we have well-equipped design and engineering workshops (which host a suite of 3D printers and laser cutters), an electro-pneumatic lab and an automotive workshop.
Highgate Junior School opened in a new building in September 2016, which had been built to the highest specification with specialist facilities for computing, science, art, DTE, drama, and music, plus a retractable seat hall, outside play spaces and a small amphitheatre.
Transport links to Highgate Village and our School include bus routes and the Northern line of the London Underground, meaning central London is just twenty minutes away. We also offer a School bus service for Junior and Senior School pupils. We encourage staff, pupils, parents and visitors to use public transport as part of our efforts to be a sustainable school, thus reducing congestion and air pollution locally. Our good public transport links enable a smooth commute, with pupils and staff coming from a wide area to study and work at Highgate.
