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Heath Mount, Hertfordshire Independent Prep School. Visit The School For A Private Tour. Prospective parents are welcome to visit the school for a tour with the Headmaster. To arrange a visit please contact registrar@heathmount.org. The Good Schools Guide. "A thriving prep that’s as popular with parents as it is with pupils.
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Heath Mount School is a Church of England co-educational independent prep school near Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, England. It admits pupils aged 3 to 13. It was founded as Heath Mount Academy in Hampstead in 1796. In 1934 it was relocated to a Georgian mansion on the Woodhall Estate in rural Hertfordshire.
Heath Mount is a leading independent day and boarding school for boys and girls between the ages of 2 and 13. Our pupils are privileged to be educated at one of the oldest Prep Schools in the country, founded in 1796 and situated since 1934 in the Grade I listed mansion of the Woodhall Park Estate just outside Hertford.
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As a first step, we always encourage families to come and visit us to get a feel for whether Heath Mount is the right fit for your child. You are very welcome to visit on a weekday for a private tour with the Headmaster, Mr Gillam, or you can attend one of our Open Mornings.
Prospective pupils may be registered with us from any time after birth. We do encourage early registration as places are limited and our Prep-Prep is often oversubscribed. You will be given a registration form to fill in and a £100 registration fee is payable per child.
Children looking to join from Year 1 upwards are invited to an informal assessment during a ‘taster morning’ with their peer group – joining in lessons, activities, and playtimes. While we are not a selective school, we do ask pupils to complete a maths and English test to ensure they can access our broad curriculum. We aim for our taster mornings ...
If we can offer a place, we ask you to fill in an Acceptance Form and pay a deposit of £750 to secure the place - refundable on your child leaving the school. Most children join us at the start of the academic year in September but if circumstances mean you need to join at another point in the year we will work with you and your child to ensure the...
All new pupils from Reception upwards are invited to join us for a Moving Up morning in June to meet their new form teachers and classmates.
Pre-Nursery Entry
Children can join us in the term that they turn three and the number of sessions can be flexible to fit in with the individual child. The Heath Mount Pre-Nursery programme runs alongside our Nursery programme and promotes learning through play, alongside some structured/planned activities designed to help develop skills and knowledge. The Pre-Nursery children have their own classroom, the Blueberry room, and they are part of 'blue group'. All children have access to the Nursery classrooms in...
Nursery & Reception Entry
Children can join us in Nursery for the term after their 3rd birthday for a minimum of 5 sessions per week which should include 3 morning sessions. We are not a selective school and do not assess children starting at this stage, but we do meet with all families interested in joining us to ensure we are the best fit for their needs. We offer home visits from Mrs Dakakni, our Head of EYFS, or Mrs Taylor, Head of Pre-Prep in the term prior to your child starting. In addition, we host a picnic fo...
Year 1 & 2 Entry
We occasionally have spaces in these year groups, please contact us to check availability. Children are invited for a ‘taster morning’ and an informal assessment in maths and English. We also ask for a reference from their current school and a recent school report.
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Heath Mount is one of the oldest Prep Schools in the country located in the Grade I listed mansion of the Woodhall Park Estate. This unique 40 acre setting is the perfect environment for children to explore, imagine, grow, create and be happy.
