Clifton High School

We have been delighted with the early years provision offered by Clifton High. Our son and daughter really enjoy their time there. They started in The Hive/Reception and have progressed through. We have found the pastoral care, small class sizes and excellent, caring and dedicated school teaching and support staff have been perfect for our family. Our children have grown in confidence and developed strong friendships. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend the school and look forward to future years.

The Hive has been an amazing pre school for my children. Having tried various different establishments both my children have thrived in The Hive. I have an September child who benefited greatly from the structure of a school setting and a young July boy who I felt gained the confidence required to prepare him for school. The teachers and staff are amazing and every day I feel so grateful that my child is surrounded by such individual care and attention to help them flourish.

Really lovely school with caring and kind staff that go the extra mile. My two boys have been there since nursery and are thriving with the small classes and excellent pastoral care. The classrooms are bright and airy with high ceilings and they are constantly updating their outdoor spaces.

If your child loves nature they will love the on-site forest school with pond dipping and mud kitchen. Lovely school trips to local attractions like the zoo and @bristol as well as further afield to farms and Tyntesfield to support the curriculum.

Excellent online provision during lockdown.

I have two children in the Infant and Junior schools and both are very happy at Clifton High. I would highlight excellent pastoral care, small classes, high ratio of teacher to pupils, a spacious and welcoming physical setting and a warm, personal and caring environment. The provision during lockdown and virtual teaching has been excellent, with an abundance of work and a good flow of communication between the school and parents to make sure all is on track.

(from primary/infant school perspective) Great school and very adaptable to working parents in general offering cover for a full working day. During lockdowns the provision has been well balanced with extension provision should the child wish to do more. Lovely teaching staff throughout, lovely facilities as well as supportive parents community. My little one loves to come to school every day and even is excited about the online lessons (lockdown) every day. Highly recommend.

My son has settled in very well and loves the preschool. This is all because of the wonderful staff and care that is given to the children. There is always good communication between home and preschool which we find very useful. We are very grateful to the amazing staff at the Hives.

We moved our daughter to The Hive from another setting. It was the best decision we made! The staff are so nurturing and kind and have really taken the time to get to know us as a family. At the same time, they have been encouraging of my daughter’s fierce independence and it has been a joy to watch her thrive. She is always full of smiles and stories from her day, and even asks to go to The Hive at weekends! The set up and resources are wonderful (the magnetic wall in the STEM room is amazing!), allowing the children to explore freely but also gently preparing them for school with tailored reading/writing and phonics activities. The focus on getting children outdoors daily come rain or shine was a real attraction for us as our daughter is a little naturalist and loves being outside. She particularly loves their outdoor area and sometimes toasting marshmallows on the fire! She adores bringing home the library books from school each week, which is a nice touch. Overall we can’t fault it and during these uncertain times of lockdowns and Covid, it has been a wonderfully stabilising, caring place for her to go and to feel a sense of normality. So thank you to all the staff. I have also been told that my cooking is no where near as good as school, which judging from the pictures I have seen of the wonderful food the cook makes, I think she is probably right! Thank you to all at The Hive for creating this little piece of magic.