Building Projects Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Rationale 2 Progress Since 2003 3 Forthcoming Projects 2020–2035 5 Pre-Prep Dining Hall & Classrooms 7 Far Field 8 Science Building 9 Dyne House 11 Sixth Form Campus 13 Drama Centre 14 Mallinson Sports Centre 15 Finances 17 Building Partnerships & Opportunities 18 Frequently Asked Questions 19 Get Involved 19

This book is printed on paper sourced from responsibly managed forests. Introduction Rationale

We are excited“ for the next The School's facilities and estate have In addition to improving the working The capital programme is rooted in our The capital programme also needs to address We are committed“ to significantly evolved since our foundation to environment for pupils, parents and the local educational requirements. The key ones are: our extensive, mixed stock of buildings and phase of building projects at meet our changing needs. More recently, since community, the strategy is mindful of our 1. Creation of a Sixth Form Campus facilities on several sites of hugely varying promoting sustainable Highgate; the educational around 2003, the School has been investing in need to continue to strengthen our charitable There is a need to enhance our Sixth Form quality and fitness for purpose. Additionally, construction and an improvement programme to address both partnerships and opportunities to work with in many of the School’s properties, the facilities to provide a communal area delivering energy efficient impact of the new facilities our educational and charitable requirements, local schools and community groups. tailored to our eldest pupils' needs, as an mechanical and electrical systems are old and will be considerable both and the need to improve our ageing buildings. We are also mindful of our environmental appropriate stepping stone to university no longer cost or energy efficient. In assessing buildings to the Estate Substantial progress, involving significant responsibilities and are committed to as opposed to being a two-year extension the opportunities for the educational within the school community John Pheasant, Bursar investment, has been made in this time: promoting sustainable forms of construction of school life. requirements above, we have carefully considered those buildings and areas of the and beyond examples include the new Junior School, that limit the negative impact on the 2. Senior School Drama Provision estate that need substantial improvement. the new Charter Building, the new Pre-Prep environment during the construction process Drama has only quite recently been Adam Pettitt, Head The following buildings and areas require Dining Hall (currently underway), and the and deliver higher performing energy efficient introduced as a fully-fledged curriculum significant investment: restoration and conversion of the Chapel, Big buildings to the estate. subject from Year 7 to Year 13, at GCSE School, Central Hall, the Pre-Prep, the Mills This estates strategy will be part of public and at A-Level. We need dedicated, 1. The Science Block and the entire Dyne Centre, Field House and, very recently, the consultation in the coming months in two flexible, purpose-built facilities to meet House site on the Senior School campus; School's swimming pool. ways: (1) a Council's Supplementary Planning the School’s ambitions both for drama 2. The Mallinson Sports Centre and Whilst these projects have been part of Document and (2) a number of separate teaching and for productions. associated buildings, the Rifle Range, the an ongoing, long-term strategy, planning planning applications. 3. Senior School Music Provision Richards Music Centre, the Dining Hall applications and communications have This booklet is aimed at providing an overview The number of pupils who either wish to and, at some stage, Caen Wood Hall on generally focussed on individual projects. of our exciting strategy to parents, staff and study academic music and/or learn to the Bishopswood Road campus. Over the last few years our focus has shifted pupils. play instruments and collaborate as part to develop and engage the School and local of ensembles or orchestras has increased community on our estate’s strategy for the by circa 33% over the last seven years. next 10 year period. This means that more practice rooms and This has involved a number of public a larger performance space are required. exhibitions over the last 5 years or so to help 4. Internal and External Sports Facilities develop this strategy, sharing our master plan The Sports Centre requires significant which addresses (a) the need to continue maintenance in terms of both upkeep our programme of improving buildings and and investment to modernise and facilities that are no longer ideal-for-purpose substantially improve the offering and for modern educational environments and quality of space provided. The outdoor (b) our academic requirements and priorities. facilities also require improvements to optimise their use in term time.

1 2 Progress Since 2003 Internal and external refurbishment and restoration of Field House (largely empty since Years 7 and 8 were transferred to the Senior School) to enable the co- location of support functions on one site. Internal and external refurbishment and restoration of Chapel completed. Additional classrooms provided on Garner Internal and external refurbishment Building roof and internal and restoration of a former refurbishment of that teaching New Junior School completed boarding house, School House, to building completed. incorporating all teaching provide specialist teaching for the Charter Building, a new A temporary Junior School classrooms and specialist Art and the Design, Technology and accessible teaching erected to provide teaching facilities on one site. Engineering Departments. The ‘Mills New Entrance Lodge to Internal and external building with classrooms facilities during the building Rear classroom extensions Centre’ also provides for external provide meeting room and refurbishment and restoration and one science of a new Junior School on and refurbishment of the Pre- exhibition and meeting facilities. additional office space. of Central Hall completed. laboratory opened. Bishopswood Road. Preparatory School. 2003 - 2005 2006/07 2009 2012 2014 2016

2003 2020

Additional classrooms, Refurbishment of Dyne Restoration of Big School Former Senior School Replacement of swimming including laboratories, House Auditorium and and conversion to a library library, located in the Baptist pool roof, upgrade to on Science Block roof. provision of teaching at the heart of the Senior Church on Southwood Lane, services and refurbishment 2005/06 practise rooms and creation School completed. converted to School museum of pool area completed. of Rothenberg Recital Room 2013 to enable history and New dining hall started for in basement of Dyne House. archives of School to be more Pre-Preparatory School. accessible to community. 2009/10 2020 2015 Synthetic sports pitch on Junior Field. 2008/09

3 4 Forthcoming Projects 2020–2035 Indicative start dates: dependent on planning process and the School’s operational considerations and available financial resources.

Phases 2 to 4 of the Mallinson Sports Centre Science Quad tunnel project Phase 2: provision of second sports hall and relocation of Fives Courts; Temporary decant building to provide accessibility to constructed on part of tunnel under Southwood Lane Phase 3: provision of additional performance current synthetic pitch and to improve accessibility New building on the site of the spaces as part of infill between current hall and on Junior Field; building to Central Hall. current Richards Music Centre to swimming pool, and; will provide suitable Dyne House site project to provide suitable Senior School Phase 4: reconfiguration of reception and final accommodation during provide accessible sixth form drama facilities (two classrooms improvements to accessibility to Sports Centre; Senior School Science campus and upgraded and and studio theatre) and additional enhancements to the Orchard and pathway Substation upgrading on Block and Dyne House enhanced Senior School changing facilities with direct project around current synthetic pitch on Junior Bishopswood Road. projects. music facilities. access onto the synthetic pitch. Field to start. 2020 2022 2024 2028 2031+

2020 2035

Internal upgrade to the Dining Science Block Removal of decant Hall, kitchen and servery. refurbishment to upgrade building and Synthetic surface/sports services in that building, reinstatement of part pitches on Far Field. reconfigure and improve of synthetic pitch used accessibility to laboratories to house this building Creation of additional, and classrooms. on Junior Field. accessible classrooms in Pre- Preparatory School following 2023 2026 move to 4+. 2021

5 6 Pre-Prep Dining Hall & Classrooms Far Field

The Pre-Preparatory School accommodates The vacated old Pre-Prep Dining Hall will then Far Field is regularly used by many pupils for will allow a wider range of sports to use the children aged 3-7 years, with the main entry be used to improve the capacity of the current various sports sessions. Unfortunately, due to facility with year-round access. In addition year being Nursery. Our intention is to provide kitchen. In addition, the newly built space will poor drainage at the site, it is often unable to to improvements to the playing surface, the two new classrooms to facilitate a change to be able to be used as an additional assembly be used following poor weather. on-site amenity building will be replaced with the main entry year being Reception. and performance space for younger pupils, The School intends to undertake a series of a building that meets the School’s increasing The existing Pre-Prep Dining Hall is located as well as to create a smaller function and engineering works that will improve drainage demands. at the furthest point of the Dining Hall from amenity space for use by the whole School. and reduce the risk of flooding, as well as the Pre-Prep and is served from the main covering the main playing field areas with a kitchen area. The new Pre-Prep Dining Hall permeable green artificial surface. The result will reduce the travel distance for pupils and better separate the youngest and oldest pupils of the school.

7 8 Science Building

The Science Block, located within the Island The proposals for the Science Block include Site campus of the Senior School, has been small-scale expansions into the Science an integral part of the school since it was Quad and Garner Quad, which will result built in the early 20th century. Over the years, in significantly improved accessibility. the School has updated these facilities in a The current plans include some additional piecemeal fashion to keep pace with evolving classrooms, fully refurbished laboratories and curriculum and teaching requirements, but a a small-scale observatory on the roof of the substantial refurbishment and reconfiguration, building. The finished project will enhance the particularly for the laboratories, is now external appearance of the current building required to ensure that the facilities continue and will be to the same standard as the other to be fit for purpose. work undertaken across the Senior School.

9 10 Dyne House

The Dyne House site forms an integral part to play instruments and collaborate as part of the Senior School in the heart of Highgate of ensembles or orchestras has increased at Village. The main building (Dyne House) Highgate by circa 33% over the last seven was opened in 1967; behind it is a two-storey years. classroom building, completed in 1904 and Additional and improved space is required currently housing the Learning Support throughout the Dyne House site to increase Department, and the Gymnasium, built in the adaptability of the spaces and meet the 1950, which is currently used by the Drama increased academic requirements on the Department as a teaching space and regularly Senior School. for plays and musicals. Unfortunately, The redevelopment aims to provide additional the small audience numbers that can be teaching classrooms including designated accommodated limit its use. spaces for keyboard teaching and for music The 2010 Dyne House refurbishment technology, a number of practice rooms, provided an auditorium, a medium-size recital ensemble practice rooms, a band practice room and five small music practice rooms. room, a large practice room for orchestra and The refurbishment works helped drive up choir, a music library, office spaces and storage interest in music, such that pupils who either areas. wish to study academic music and/or learn

11 12 Sixth Form Campus Drama Centre

In addition to Music, the Dyne House site Currently occupied by the SpEx Department It is only quite recently that Drama was Improved facilities at the site, including will house the majority of the School’s Sixth and IT team, the existing building, found at introduced as a fully-fledged curriculum a purpose-designed studio theatre and Form provision. Current Sixth Form facilities the southern end of Junior Field, is a single- subject from Year 7 to 13, including at GCSE associated classrooms, will allow the School have evolved over the years and include three storey building that was built originally and at A-Level. Highgate’s facilities, however, to create more opportunities for its pupils to small, separately located, common rooms on for the School as a sports pavilion. The lag behind the School’s ambitions both for engage in an important part of school that has the Island Site which do not provide adequate age of the existing building, along with its teaching and for productions, such that the been under-resourced in recent years. space for independent study or for social layout, severely compromises its use for any current Drama facilities do not allow us to interaction. In addition, there are no specific educational purpose. provide each child in each part of the Senior Sixth Form seminar rooms. School with an opportunity to be in a play. The key facilities required for the Sixth Form provision include seminar rooms, a common room, quiet study area and computer study area both allowing seating for students, assembly space, higher education and careers space, indoor and outdoor recreational areas, toilets and academic and supporting office spaces. Dyne House itself is only partially accessible for those with mobility issues from Southwood Lane; it is not accessible for pupils with mobility issues from the Island Site due to narrow steep stairs at either end of the tunnel. Much of the rest of the site has significant accessibility issues. Improvement at the basement level of Dyne House (especially at the end of the tunnel) will enhance pupil flow between the two parts of the School, improve safety, provide full accessibility and create an informal assembly area.

13 14 Mallinson Sports Centre

The Mallinson Sports Centre, located towards the north end of Bishopswood Road, has been developed over the years on a piecemeal basis. The swimming pool, recently refurbished, was built in the 1960s and the main sports complex in the 1980s for what was then only a boys’ school. The site includes a sports hall, squash courts and Fives Courts, in addition to the pool. The Centre does not provide step-free/disabled access to the majority of facilities, only allowing disabled access into the main reception area and mezzanine hall. The co-educational nature of sport and the growth of individual team sports alongside the continuing popularity of traditional team sports have resulted in additional requirements for sports facilities. A full development of the Mallinson Sports Centre and the wider site, including the neighbouring Orchard and Tatham’s Field, is required in order to continue to provide high quality sporting facilities. A crucial aim of the works is to ensure that the site is accessible to all.

15 16 Finances Building Partnerships & Opportunities

Since 2003, the School has invested in the As with previous capital investment, the As we have been investing in our facilities 2019 were named Independent School of the region of £98M into improving its facilities intention is to fund this from a mix of and environment, so we have been building Year for Social Mobility. We partnered with and teaching capabilities. This has been income sources: with the pupil numbers in other ways, as we are committed to giving Tottenham Hotspur FC to open the London funded over the 17 years from the sale of now at a steady state (c.1,900), we forecast children – at Highgate and beyond – the Academy of Excellence, Tottenham, in 2017, non-academic properties (c.£17M), borrowing an investment surplus over this period of broadest platform for a happy, successful life. a successful and academically rigorous (£20M) and the balance (c.£61M) from our c.£90M, balance of long-term borrowing (in Highgate was founded as an educational sixth form free school, meaning that bright investment surplus which has been possible the region of 30 years) secured last year as a charity as well as a school, and in the young people with academic aspirations can due to our increasing pupil numbers over that Private Placement (which will provide £40M), twenty-first century, we interpret this as continue their education near home and time period largely due to the introduction of and additional funds raised from alternative a commitment to extending educational achieve places at top universities in the UK co-education. sources (c.£15M). opportunity. We do this within Highgate by and abroad. The second part of this improvement It is not anticipated that pupil numbers will offering substantial means-tested bursaries We also play a full part in our local programme, as set out in this booklet, is increase significantly in the coming years. Nor to bright children for whom Highgate is the community: through volunteering, we forecast to require investment in the region of are fee increases anticipated beyond the level right school, but who would not be able to encourage our pupils to take an active £145M over the next 15 years or so. The Dyne of those seen in recent years (subject of course attend without financial assistance. Around part in the world in which they live. This House site is, in particular, a complicated and to any unforeseen increases to our cost base 90 children currently receive bursaries at community service fosters our pupils’ sense challenging site to develop but an absolute that are beyond the School’s control). Highgate, the vast majority for upwards of of responsibility and self-esteem, whilst must for the long-term needs of the School. 90% of the fees, and over two-thirds for providing an important insight into the world 100%, and thanks to the support of generous beyond Highgate. We do this because we donors, we plan to introduce bursaries into believe in it: in a world where loneliness and the Junior School for the first time. polarisation are on the increase, we want our Beyond our walls, we work in partnership pupils to gain a true understanding of the with over 50 state schools in London, sharing value of community, of the creative power Investment forecast over of diverse perspectives, and of the vital Investment since 2003 our teachers and resources, and working the next 15 years or so together for mutual benefit. We are nationally importance of mutual understanding through recognised for our leadership in the field of shared experience. state-independent school partnerships, and in

Sale of non-academic Alternative sources of income Investment surplus properties £15M Investment surplus £61M £17M pupils £90M Total Total currently receive £98M £145M bursaries Borrowing £40M 90 Borrowing £20M

17 18 FAQs Get Involved

How much will the new buildings cost? We have a tremendous opportunity to The building programme set out in this document is forecast to require transform our learning environment for investment in the region of £145M over the next 15 years or so. current and future Highgate pupils. The generosity of previous generations of parents, Will the fees increase? OCs and friends of the school has helped It is not anticipated that fees will increase beyond the level of those seen in build, develop and enrich the fabric of our recent years (subject of course to any unforeseen increases to our cost base School. We have already begun to engage that are beyond the School’s control). potential supporters to help us achieve our Will the work disrupt my child's education? vision for the future, and we intend to give We have an experienced team who have delivered large projects whilst every member of the Highgate community the educational offering has been maintained. We are confident that the the chance to learn more about our plans and disruption will be less than might be imagined and are excited about the to pledge their support, should they wish. forthcoming projects which will transform Highgate’s estate. Multi-year pledges, gifts of capital or shares, and legacy pledges will all help make this Will the work effect the local residents? vision a reality. Naming opportunities are We are committed to continuing our engagement with the community to also available. minimise disruption wherever possible and to be a considerate neighbour To find out more, please contact the throughout. Development office: [email protected]

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