Heathcote School
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Bursaries or scholarships are referenced on the school website.
Guide to Assessments - Heathcote Preparatory School & Nursery Home Our School Our Vision and Aims Meet the Team Awards and Accolades Inspections Policies Term Dates School Menu Heathcote School Holiday Club Friends of Heathcote School Vacancies History of the School Worry Box Our Nursery Curriculum Nursery and Receptio...
Fee evidence
Main School Lunch – Compulsory charge | £3,400 per term (plus VAT) £350 per term (no VAT) ... Nursery Session (am or pm) (min of 2 sessions) | £375 per session, per term ... Additional session in Nursery | £50 per session ... Lunchtime Session in Nursery | £12.00 per session ... Breakfast Club (7.30-8.30am) | £3 per half hour ... Twilight Club (3.30-6pm) | £6 for the 1st hour and £6 thereafter
Verified exam details
Open days from the school website
Entry requirements
At Heathcote School, we celebrate the whole child whether that be through excellent academic provision or by ensuring that our children are offered a wide range of co-curricular opportunities from fencing (led by an ex-Olympian) to 11+ (from one of the 11+ specialists on the staff team)
Exam dates and admissions evidence
OFTEN completes homework to a good standard but has missed some deadlines
Verification
School information
| URN | 115412 |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Other independent school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 2-11 |
| Headteacher | Headmistress Samantha Scott |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | CM3 4QB |
| Latest pupils | 105 |
| FSM eligible | — |
Contact and identifiers
Eves Corner, Danbury, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 4QB
http://www.heathcoteschool.co.uk/1245223131| DfE number | 6018 |
| UKPRN | 10071133 |
| Opened | 30 Oct 1957 |
| GIAS updated | 18 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 18 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | — |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |