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Platinum
25 September 2009
Staff and pupils are thrilled to announce that Derby High Junior School is officially a Sing Up Platinum Award School. After weeks of waiting it has finally been confirmed and we a... more >> 
Macmillan Coffee Morning
25 September 2009
The last Friday in September once again saw Derby High School taking part in the "world's biggest coffee morning" to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Children fr... more >> 
Carsington
18 September 2009
On Friday 18th September, the girls in U3 headed off to Carsington Water in Derbyshire for a day of outdoor team building activities. The weather was kind and the activities were f... more >> Curry and Culture
17 September 2009
After a great all-you-can-eat buffet, the Sixth Form attended a performance of Dorian Gray at the stylish new Curve theatre in Leicester. The performance was a darkly hedonistic ta... more >> 
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
17 September 2009
The whole of the Junior school visited Yorkshire Sculpture Park on the 17th November and were filled with awe and wonder at the amazing sculptures and the wide open spaces. We are ... more >> Academic Enrichment
16 September 2009
Dr Susan Woodhead, a former barrister and lecturer from Derby University, came and led our Academic Enrichment group in a discussion over the legal and moral implications of return... more >> 
They passed!
14 September 2009
Over forty girls in Upper 5 successfully completed their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award expedition at the weekend. The girls walked a distance of over 25km in the Peak District, ... more >> 
First Books Issued
08 September 2009
Today the first books were issued in our new Junior Library Resource Centre. Amid great excitement Year 6 were able to borrow their books and use their new library tickets. The are... more >> 
The New Building is Open!
07 September 2009
The long wait was finally over for staff and students of Derby High School this morning as Mr Mick Haslam, Site Manager for Tomlinsons & Co., handed over the keys to the new fa... more >>