Together we grow

Highfield and Brookham is an independent Nursery, Pre-Prep and Prep School in Liphook for boys and girls aged 2-13, nestled on the leafy borders of Hampshire, West Sussex and Surrey.

As a family-owned school, we celebrate our genuine independence and prepare children for the leading boarding and top day schools. Not being answerable to a senior school or trust results in a strong sense of togetherness and a welcoming family feel. We work together with our children and their families to ensure the children receive the very best education possible. Our curriculum is rich and varied, providing balanced opportunities across a wide spectrum of extra-curricular, outdoor and outreach programmes.

Scholarship success

We have a flawless record of securing entrance to a child’s chosen senior school, whether at 11+ or 13+. Our curriculum gives opportunities for all children to flourish and our scholarship success is evidence of our outstanding academic ambition. Our children have been awarded over 100 scholarships over the past six years to a diverse range of top senior schools, including Wellington College, Cranleigh School, Radley College, Marlborough College and Charterhouse and include a huge variety of scholarships ranging from academic and art to sports and music.

Extensive grounds

Situated in 175 acres of glorious natural grounds in the South Downs National Park, on the borders of Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire, our beautiful estate provides not only a stunning backdrop for our Nursery, Pre-Prep and Prep, but importantly is a wonderful place for learning. We are committed to making the most of our amazing grounds, as well as protecting and enhancing them.

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Think it’s fairly safe to say there were one or two takers for some tasty bread toasted over the campfire at forest school… #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #ForestSchool #TheGreatOutdoors

Four of our Prep school children have cashed in their winning Giving Day raffle prize – lunch with our Head, Mrs Cryer. The girls landed the prize after our big summer fundraiser netted an amazing £27,000 for the Centenary Bursaries Fund, which helps give children access to a private education which otherwise might be out of reach. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex

Put through their paces by specialist drama teacher Mrs Wilson, our Pre-Prep children had to think on their feet and get into character at the drop of a hat during Theatre Club. Walking casually around the room, the children had to stop and adopt a facial expression, display an emotion or interpret a specific role (such as a firefighter, swimmer or teacher) when prompted by Mrs Wilson. And we think they did a pretty good job. Bravo, children! #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #AfterSchoolClub #ExtraCurricularActivities

We warmly invite prospective families to our Open Morning on Friday 22nd November, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Explore our beautiful school and grounds, guided by our wonderful pupils, meet our dedicated staff and discover the exceptional education and opportunities we provide for children aged 2 to 13. Head to the link in our bio to book your place. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex @talkeducation

Having big rural grounds gives our children the chance to take advantage of nature’s bounty. In this case, our creative young pupils used fallen leaves to create artistic montages of woodland creatures such as foxes and hedgehogs as part of their extra-curricular Animal Club activities. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex

We were delighted to welcome @talkeducation to Highfield and Brookham to review our school. Their glowing feedback captures everything we strive to offer our families. Read the full review in the link in our bio. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex

We warmly invite prospective families to our Open Morning on Friday 22nd November, from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Explore our beautiful school and grounds, guided by our wonderful pupils, meet our dedicated staff and discover the exceptional education and opportunities we provide for children aged 2 to 13. Book your place➡️bit.ly/3BGAeMQ

Our very own resident Patrick Moore – aka Mr Baker – captured this amazing shot of the Northern Lights last night, from outside the Junior Boarding House looking over the paddock toward the woods. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex

Year 3 developed their understanding of tuned and untuned percussion today with a variety of activities, including the ‘Let Us Chase the Squirrel’ game. Pupils took turns being the instrumentalists (playing the melody and glissandi on xylophones and metallophones) and singers (the squirrels and trees). The game had elements of musical chairs with the squirrels having to dart to a new tree when the word ‘tree’ was sung in the song. With a skills focus on listening, the game taught the children how to match their voices to a pitched percussion instrument and vice versa, all the while having a wonderful time playing with their classmates. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #Music

Our brilliant five-star rated catering team prepare thousands of tasty, nutritious and varied meals every week, so it’s truly heartening to see the children tucking in with relish each and every day. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #Food

We do love welcoming players, coaches and parents from other schools to our little part of Liphook every Wednesday and Saturday. Today, it was the turn of our friends from Cranleigh Prep, who joined us for some competitive action played in the best possible spirit on the football and hockey pitches and the netball court. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex

Grateful thanks to everyone who donated to our harvest festival appeal. A fine assortment of produce, tins, packets, jars and boxes was delivered to Liphook Day Centre today by our Head, Mrs Cryer, and some willing young volunteers. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #HarvestFestival

It’s been another soggy day, but does that stop our bold children getting outside to learn, play, inspire and discover new things? Not a bit of it, that’s exactly what hats, coats and wet weather gear are for! #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex

We’ve held our first informal cushion concert of the new school year today, with six children performing beautiful pieces for piano, violin and vocals. These wonderful musical interludes, which are held throughout the year, are a great way for the children to gain experience playing or singing in front of a small audience. To see the young musicians gain in confidence week on week while improving their timing and technique is truly awe-inspiring. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #Music #CushionConcert

A feast of goodies will be making its way to Liphook Day Centre this week after our kind-hearted pupils and their families answered the call to donate harvest festival foodstuffs of all kinds. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #HarvestFestival

October half-term is fast approaching and we have some exciting holiday clubs to help keep your children entertained. From bushcraft to touch typing and multi-sports to cookery, we think we’ve got something for everyone! Head to the link in our bio to book. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #HolidayActivities #thingstodoathalfterm

We’ve got two weeks of exciting October half-term holiday activities heading your way. With bushcraft, tennis, multi-activities, crafting, touch typing, multi-sports and cookery on offer, we think there’s something for everyone. For dates, timings and prices, as well as full details of all our courses, simply click the linktree link in our bio at the top of the page! #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #HolidayActivities #ThingsToDoAtHalfTerm

With Year 7’s performance of Macbeth in Crawley looming on the horizon, the young thespians have been given some expert advice from Katherine Kotz of the Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation. Katherine extolled the theatrical virtues of landing lines, entering and exiting the stage with purpose, moving downstage to engage the audience and keeping the stage alive. The children are sure to take these top tips on board when they tread the boards at The Hawth on November 26th. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex

Armed with shopping lists, price lists and ‘cash’, our Year 2 children got stuck into a buying-and-selling challenge in maths today – with a little help from our oldest Prep school cohort. But rather than do the hard work for the Pre-Prep children, the Year 8s were merely there to guide, advise and steer the younger pupils in the right direction if they got a little bit stuck with some of the trickier shopping sums. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex

Our Year 8 children have dedicated lessons every Thursday afternoon during which they take on a series of activities, courses or experiences designed to enhance and expand the knowledge, skills and abilities of pupils beyond a typical learning environment. These lessons include mentoring our younger children and are called ‘enrichment’ lessons for a reason… #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #Enrichment

Our children have the opportunity to try many different activities when they join after-school clubs, sometimes for the first time. Today, our Pre-Prep children have continued mastering key gymnastic techniques under the expert eye of coach Mrs Ogilvie while others have given free rein to their imaginations to build houses, aircraft and even an intricate sanctuary for class mascot Foxy at Brilliant Bricks Club. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #AfterSchoolClubs

The first rule of forest school is… always blow on your toasted marshmallow at least ten times to cool it down before you eat it! #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex #ForestSchool

Under the keen eye of Mrs Harman, the Pre-Prep children at Music Theory & Tech Club have been consolidating their understanding of the musical alphabet and how it relates to keys on a piano. They have also been experimenting with composition using Chrome Music Lab. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex

The wonderful relationship between our Pre-Prep and Prep school children is a constant source of joy. Just ask our Head Girl… #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex

Our Pre-Prep and Prep school pupils joined forces last Thursday for a fact-finding tour of the continent to mark European Day of Languages. #TogetherWeGrow #IndependentSchool #PrivateSchool #BoardingSchool #PrepSchool #PrePrepSchool #Nursery #Liphook #Hampshire #Surrey #WestSussex

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