37 Wemyss Road, Blackheath, London SE3 0TG
10 reasons to choose Heath House Preparatory School
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Heath House Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 77. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Blackheath and one of the 3 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Heath House Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school, and a member of the Global Schools Group. Heath House Preparatory School fees range from £6,261 (Rec) to £6,525 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
Heath House Preparatory School has one class per year and an average class size of 15 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Heath House Preparatory School leavers are one of 20 independent schools (85% of leavers) and the Bexley grammar schools (15%). The most popular destinations are Eltham College (20% of leavers), Dulwich College (13%), Newstead Woods (9%), Alleyn’s (8%) and Bromley High (6%). 50% win awards and scholarships.
The Heath House Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, international studies, classical studies, French, Spanish. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at Heath House Preparatory School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Heath House Preparatory School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Heath House Preparatory School
Blackheath High Junior School (0.3 miles); The Pointer School (0.6 miles); Blackheath Preparatory School (0.7 miles).
All Saints’ Church of England Primary School, Blackheath (0.4 miles); St Margaret’s Lee Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles); Brooklands Primary School, Blackheath (0.9 miles).
Blackheath High School (1 mile); Riverston School, Senior School (1.2 miles); Colfe’s School (1.6 miles).
St Ursula’s Convent School (1.1 miles); Harris Academy Greenwich (2.1 miles); Prendergast School (2.1 miles).