An independent school and nursery in Danbury, Chelmsford, Essex for boys and girls aged 2-11

Heathcote Preparatory School & Nursery

Eves Corner, Danbury

Essex CM3 4QB

01245 223131

Heathcote Preparatory School & Nursery

Eves Corner, Danbury

Essex CM3 4QB

07:20 - 19:00

Monday to Friday

01245 223131

enquiries@heathcoteschool.co.uk

General News

Following the success of last year’s “Careers Week” at Heathcote, we’re delighted to be hosting an even greater programme for 2024. Our goal is to demonstrate the wide range of career goals available to our pupils and hear from inspirational guests that have excelled in their chosen fields. It’s a chance to understand what the grown-ups actually do when they […]
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The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) visited Heathcote School in November 2023 and has just published details of its inspection. We are thrilled to share their report with you today, which highly praises all aspects of our school. A quick word on how the assessment works. Heathcote was one of the first schools to be inspected under the new ISI Framework, […]
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Heathcote pupils had a special visitor as part of our awareness of democracy across the school. A key part of our school ethos is a commitment to “Fundamental British Values”, which focuses on democracy, tolerance, the rule of law, tolerance and mutual respect. To develop this learning we have monthly values to identify specific skills and characteristics to ensure Heathcote […]
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In the run up to Christmas we tasked pupils across the school to design artwork to reflect the “12 Days of Christmas”. Here are the fantastic results! (click to enlarge)    
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The Heathcote School Sports Day takes place every year on Dawson Field and is a highlight of the school calendar, bringing together staff, children, and parents to celebrate the end of term in style. This year’s event took place on Friday 7 July and was a scorching hot day, which meant lots of sun cream and gazebos. Heathcote has grown […]
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This week we held our first “Careers Week” at Heathcote, to coincide with National Careers Week 2023 (6-11 March) We had several visitors during the week – 17 in total. These included a female spacecraft engineer at NASA, an engineer on Formula 1 cars, an army major, a university lecturer, an air ambulance consultant, a lawyer, and many more. We […]
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Recently, Mrs Scott was asked to write an article for SATIPS, the professional support body for teachers and teaching assistants in independent schools across the UK and worldwide, providing training, information and resources. Mrs Scott’s detailed article explains the benefits of outdoor learning provision including how at Heathcote School we have outdoor learning every Friday on our preprep curriculum map, […]
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Our school has been featured in the most recent Independent School Association Newsletter, describing what makes Heathcote so special and what led to us being awarded Junior School of the Year in November 2021. You can read the case study here.  The article describes our wonderful school, and goes on to analyse what we did through the pandemic lockdowns, which […]
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We recently undertook a pupil perception survey to ascertain how our pupils feel about their school, their safety, pupil behaviour and bullying and how the staff and leadership ensure they are safe and happy. See what they think below – Heathcote pupils are bright, bold and brave – they feel secure to voice their opinions, in a world where we […]
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Our school has been named the best independent primary in the UK! Heathcote won ‘Junior School of the Year’ at the 2021 Independent Schools Association (ISA) National Awards, which recognise excellence in independent education across the country. The judges highlighted Heathcote’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, exemplary teamwork, family support, technology provision and staff upskilling, while at the same time […]
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