At HCPS children are put into House groups from Key Stage 2. 

Our house teams are named after trees found at Highwoods Country Park: Ash, Fir, Chestnut and Oak.

Healthy competition is important – winning and losing are all part of life. We encourage our pupils to be competitive, but also understand the value of trying your best and being respectful to others – both in defeat and victory. 

Our sports days promote these values too – a lovely balance of competitive races, with pupils striving for their very best efforts. Individual and team races promote a desire to succeed. Inter-house competitions allow pupils to compete in teams against each other – this includes football and basketball. 

In Year 5 and 6, all children compete for individual honours, but also for the house cup – with all points awarded by children going to a grand total! 

Last year, we had intra-house dodgeball for Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 and football for Year 5 and 6.