History of the School

Mrs. K. Latham founded Heathcote School in 1935 to meet the growing need for an independent school in the Danbury area. The original school opened at Heathcote House on Danbury Common and moved to its present location around 1940.

Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Greenland, acquired the school from the second owners, Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Heath, in 1977.

Mrs. L. Hall was appointed Headteacher in 1998 to lead the school through to the new millennium. Then in September 2004 Mr. K. Gladwin was appointed as Head Teacher and led the school until July 2009.

In July 2010 the Prowting Trust purchased Heathcote School from Mr and Mrs Greenland, with Mrs Carn as Principal. Heathcote’s story continued when Miss Hannah Petersen took over as Head Teacher in April 2012, and then Mrs Caroline Forgeron in 2016.

In July 2018 the school was purchased by the Heather Partnership, a company established by the Bursar,  Nadine Solsberg and her husband Mark Solsberg, along with Catherine and Matt Ablott. Both families had children who attended the school.

The Proprietor of Heathcote Preparatory School and Nursery is Heathcote School Ltd and the Chair is Mrs Nadine Solsberg.

Mrs Samantha Scott is our current Head Teacher and has led the school since January 2020.