Overview

Haileybury, as one of England's leading private schools, aims to foster excellence in scholarship and academic studies, while also encouraging and sustaining a wide range of intellectual, cultural and sporting activities. Haileybury is academically selective and we do have high expectations of our pupils - we expect them to work hard, and to achieve to their maximum potential.

Teachers aim to develop, through these high expectations, the potential of every pupil, and this is reflected in the best possible examination results as well as in their personal development.

We also aspire to provide a broad and balanced curriculum, and to promote intellectual curiosity and the ability to work independently.

Reports and parents' meetings

Reporting is a crucial way of formally communicating information about pupils' progress to parents and provides an excellent basis to set targets. We take these reports very seriously and act upon concerns raised and reward pupils for excellent progress.

Parents' meetings happen once a year and provide excellent forums to discuss the achievements of your sons and daughters and to discuss future targets. Reports are sent to parents via our new Parents' Portal, which is able to store copies of all reports written during a child's career at Haileybury and are easily retrievable via a personal password. 

Progress reports

These are written once or twice a term depending on the length of the term. Each pupil receives a grade for effort and achievement, as well as a short summary comment on their progress in that phase of term.

End of term reports

Pupils receive reports at the end of two terms a year. In the other term, there is a parents' meeting during the term.

Internal exam results

These are generally communicated on end-of-term or progress reports although they are occasionally sent home in a letter form when no report is done.