Open Mornings

We are delighted to invite you to our Open Morning, where you’ll have the opportunity to discover what makes Uxbridge High School such a vibrant and supportive community. This event is designed to give prospective parents and students a real insight into our school’s ethos, culture, and vision, as well as a chance to explore our modern, state-of-the-art facilities.

Whether you’re preparing for your child to start secondary school in September 2026 or simply want to learn more about the opportunities we offer, our Open Morning is the perfect way to experience life at Uxbridge High School.

PROUD to make success happen, Uxbridge High School is a happy and ambitious school that enriches individuals academically, socially and emotionally. ‘The UHS Way" – we develop the whole student in a safe, inclusive and supportive environment. We nurture students’ ambitions ensuring all are PROUD of their success. The UHS Way is the foundation of everything we do, ensuring we:

• Provide exceptional learning experiences;
• Cultivate excellence in each student;
• Have a safe, respectful and happy community;
• Prepare students for future opportunities as global citizens;
• Have a sustainable school.

Please note you only need to book one tour slot per family.

The UHS Student

Uxbridge High School students are PROUD to be:

• Positive to learn new knowledge and thrive on developing their skills;
• Respectful and kind to all members of our school community and its environment;
• Open-minded and happy about all new opportunities;
• Unique in their demonstration of skills and talents;
• Determined to achieve their best in all areas of the curriculum.

The UHS Culture

We nurture students' ambitions from Year 7 to Year 13 in a safe, inclusive and supportive environment. We do this by:

• Developing the whole student;
• Cultivating excellence;
• Building strong relationships;
• Using praise to celebrate exceptional effort and achievement;
• Teaching routines to develop self-regulating students;
• Modelling calm and unshockable reactions built on consistency;
• Ensuring a learning environment, which challenges students and raises aspirations;
• Preparing students for future opportunities.

The UHS Classroom

• All lessons start with 'meet, greet and seat', followed by a 'Do Now' activity. We 'end and send';
• Adaptive teaching and intervention from the teacher meets the needs of individuals;
• We teach communication, literacy and numeracy at every opportunity;
• Questioning is used to assess knowledge and deepen thinking;
• Retrieval practice is used to recall knowledge in line with curriculum sequencing;
• Interleaving is used to make connections and enable problem-solving, evaluation and analysis;
• Lessons include opportunities for both guided and independent practice. Guided practice includes teacher to student and student to student activities;
• Timely assessment and feedback methods are used to motivate and encourage progress;
• Assessment data and software is used to accurately track progress and forecast grades;
• We explicitly teach skills for future learning and employment.