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Welcome

Message from the Principal                      

I am delighted to be able to welcome you to The Highcrest Academy. We are a vibrant, happy school in which every student is given the opportunity to develop their talents and to flourish as individuals. Your child’s education is as important to us as it is to you and we are relentless in our pursuit of building a cohesive culture and curriculum that matches the varied needs of our students.
 
Our motto, ‘Aspire and Achieve’ is central to our philosophy.  We are committed to making sure that every student makes outstanding progress and succeeds both academically and in terms of their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.  Indeed, we value a strong work ethic and aim to develop, sometimes hidden or unsuspected talent, into fruition.
 
Here at Highcrest, we are committed to setting high expectations for the conduct of our pupils and believe it is crucial for there to be an established culture in which all are able to excel. We want all the children who come to the academy to enjoy their learning and to become thoughtful, articulate, confident and responsible members of society.  
 
Our personalised curriculum is enhanced by numerous extra-curricular opportunities, community and business projects, national and international competitions and a thriving House System. This encourages staff and students of all ages to work together.
 
Our website will give you a brief insight into our ethos and our work. I would, however, encourage you to arrange a visit so you can see for yourself what makes The Highcrest Academy so special.
 
G D Burke
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Click here for our Safeguarding Policy.

Click here for our Child Protection and Safeguarding Guidance Leaflet.

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In the event of bad weather or emergency school closure please check the school website, the Bucks County Council website at www.buckscc.gov.uk/school or listen to 3 Counties Radio http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecountiesradio

Further information will be posted on this website during the day.

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INFORMATION FOR OFSTED

Latest News

Highcrest GCSE student reactions

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Highcrest 'wonderful' A Level exam results

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Letters Home

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Results Days 2019

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Highcrest Highlights

All editions

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Banding Test Forms

for Sept 2020 Intake

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Open Evening: 3 October 5-7.30pm (6.15 Principal's Speech)

Open Morning: 4 October  9am-12pm

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School Quiz Week 6

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* Year 8 Options Booklet
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2019/2020 Sixth Form Options Block - click here

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Year 7 Weekly Bulletin & Stars of the Week

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Clubs 2019

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Uniform Policy

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Challenge Partner Report
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Level 2 'Gold' RRSA Award!

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Twitter Accounts:
Highcrest celebrates best-ever A-level results
  
Students and staff at The Highcrest Academy are celebrating the High Wycombe school’s best-ever A-level and Btec results. 
  
At A-level, there was a 100 per cent pass rate with 68% achieving the top A-C grades. Results in Level 3 Btec, the equivalent of A-levels, were also excellent with 100% achieving at least a merit, and 53% of students achieving distinctions including double distinction stars. 
 
Delighted Principal Shena Moynihan said: “I don’t ever recollect us getting grades as good as these. The 100% pass rate means that every student passed every subject. This is a fantastic reward for all the hard work put in by the students, who attended extra revision classes in their holidays.
  
“I would also like to pay tribute to the teachers who went the extra mile for the pupils, and to the support we received from the parents and from the governors. The vast majority of students have secured the university courses they wanted. It’s lovely to see these students come in to school as children in Year 7 and leave as remarkable young adults with the world at their feet.” 
 
The highest-achieving student in the school was Sanam Mohammad who obtained six A-levels, four of them at A grade and two at B.  She achieved A grades in English Literature, History, Psychology and Sociology, and Bs in Politics and Religious Studies. 
  
Mahnoor Afridi, 19, who only entered the country three years ago with very limited English, achieved an A star in A-level Sociology and Cs in A-level Psychology and History. She said: “I am very pleased. I wasn’t expecting the A star in Sociology.” 
 
Haroon Tahir, 19, notched two Bs and a C and is going to university to study politics and history.  “I was hoping for an A in History but was only one mark away, but I still got into my chosen university,” he said. “I think it’s all about being proactive and working the extra hours outside of school. I studied extremely hard. 
  
“I want to thank all the teachers and staff for pushing me along. I stayed late at school and up late at night and today is proof that all the hard work has paid off.” 
  
Zayn Ghalib, 18, who wants to be an accountant, also found his hard work paid off after earning better than expected Btec grades - three distinction stars. This has guaranteed his university place but the results are so good that he is now going to apply for a university nearer to his home.  He said: “I am feeling quite happy right now.” 
  
Joe Yan, 17, who also could not speak any English when he joined the school in Year 9, remarkably achieved a 100% mark at AS Core Maths 1 and 2. He said: “It’s really hard to get 100% because this means you can’t even make the slightest error. I finished my paper really quickly and redid it separately, and then compared the answers. I double checked each question because I was determined not to get anything wrong. I was quite pleased to see it was all worth it.” 
  
Joe, who is believed to be the first in the school to achieve 100% in these exams, also attained an A in Further Maths and a B in AS Engineering and a B in A-level Chinese. 
  
Olivia Sutherland, 17, achieved two As, a B and a C at AS level. “I am pleasantly surprised with my grades and extremely happy," she said.  “I want to do Psychology at university after A2.  I worked really hard and did a lot of revision and the school supported me with extra revision sessions in the holidays.”
Highcrest celebrates best-ever A-level results
  
Students and staff at The Highcrest Academy are celebrating the High Wycombe school’s best-ever A-level and Btec results. 
  
At A-level, there was a 100 per cent pass rate with 68% achieving the top A-C grades. Results in Level 3 Btec, the equivalent of A-levels, were also excellent with 100% achieving at least a merit, and 53% of students achieving distinctions including double distinction stars. 
 
Delighted Principal Shena Moynihan said: “I don’t ever recollect us getting grades as good as these. The 100% pass rate means that every student passed every subject. This is a fantastic reward for all the hard work put in by the students, who attended extra revision classes in their holidays.
  
“I would also like to pay tribute to the teachers who went the extra mile for the pupils, and to the support we received from the parents and from the governors. The vast majority of students have secured the university courses they wanted. It’s lovely to see these students come in to school as children in Year 7 and leave as remarkable young adults with the world at their feet.” 
 
The highest-achieving student in the school was Sanam Mohammad who obtained six A-levels, four of them at A grade and two at B.  She achieved A grades in English Literature, History, Psychology and Sociology, and Bs in Politics and Religious Studies. 
  
Mahnoor Afridi, 19, who only entered the country three years ago with very limited English, achieved an A star in A-level Sociology and Cs in A-level Psychology and History. She said: “I am very pleased. I wasn’t expecting the A star in Sociology.” 
 
Haroon Tahir, 19, notched two Bs and a C and is going to university to study politics and history.  “I was hoping for an A in History but was only one mark away, but I still got into my chosen university,” he said. “I think it’s all about being proactive and working the extra hours outside of school. I studied extremely hard. 
  
“I want to thank all the teachers and staff for pushing me along. I stayed late at school and up late at night and today is proof that all the hard work has paid off.” 
  
Zayn Ghalib, 18, who wants to be an accountant, also found his hard work paid off after earning better than expected Btec grades - three distinction stars. This has guaranteed his university place but the results are so good that he is now going to apply for a university nearer to his home.  He said: “I am feeling quite happy right now.” 
  
Joe Yan, 17, who also could not speak any English when he joined the school in Year 9, remarkably achieved a 100% mark at AS Core Maths 1 and 2. He said: “It’s really hard to get 100% because this means you can’t even make the slightest error. I finished my paper really quickly and redid it separately, and then compared the answers. I double checked each question because I was determined not to get anything wrong. I was quite pleased to see it was all worth it.” 
  
Joe, who is believed to be the first in the school to achieve 100% in these exams, also attained an A in Further Maths and a B in AS Engineering and a B in A-level Chinese. 
  
Olivia Sutherland, 17, achieved two As, a B and a C at AS level. “I am pleasantly surprised with my grades and extremely happy," she said.  “I want to do Psychology at university after A2.  I worked really hard and did a lot of revision and the school supported me with extra revision sessions in the holidays.”

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