Woodhall Park, Watton At Stone, Hertford SG14 3NG
10 reasons to choose Heath Mount School
Top line
Heath Mount School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 89. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Hertford and one of the 5 best primary schools for 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Heath Mount School is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 13 years. Boarding from Year 3 for the 10% of pupils who board. All are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Church of England 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. Heath Mount School fees range from £7,002 (Rec) to £9,414 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Heath Mount School has three classes per year rising to four and an average class size of 14 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Heath Mount School leavers are one of 30 independent day and boarding schools. Haileybury takes 30% on average, Bishop’s Stortford College, Felsted, and The Leys a further 20% between them. On average, 50%-60% (63% in 2020) of pupils win awards and scholarships.
The Heath Mount School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHEE, reasoning, French, Spanish, Latin. ‘In Years 7 to 8 pupils can follow the Common Entrance curriculum, or the Heath Mount Libellum which blends core ISEB subjects with a ‘Building Learning Power’ skills and enquiry based approach to languages and the humanities. It also assesses participation and attainment in non-academic subjects such as art, music, drama, DT, computing, and sport. 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, Forest School to Year 3, outdoor challenge trips from Year 4 and a residential trip in Year 8.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages throughout, for art, DT and computing from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Heath Mount School
Pupils have 3.5 hours of sport per week. School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, badminton, golf, swimming.
The Arts at Heath Mount School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The choir has a strong track record in national choral competitions having won or reached finals in the International Eisteddfod, Llangollen, BBC Children’s Choir of the Year, and BBC Songs of Praise School Young Choir of the Year competitions. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.30pm. Facility for occasional boarding.
Find another school near Heath Mount School
Duncombe School (5.4 miles); St Joseph’s in the Park (5.5 miles); St Edmund’s Prep, Ware (8.4 miles); St Francis’ College, Prep & Pre-Prep (14 miles); Bishop’s Stortford College Prep & Pre-Prep School (15.2 miles); Aldwickbury School (17.6 miles).
Puller Memorial Church of England Primary School (3.6 miles); St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Hertford (4.4 miles); Aston St Mary’s Church of England Primary School (4.5 miles).
Haileybury (6.9 miles); St Edmund’s College, Ware (8.4 miles); Sherrardswood School (10.6 miles); St Christopher School, Letchworth (13.9 miles).
The Chauncy School (3.9 miles); Presdales School (4.8 miles); The John Henry Newman Catholic School (8.6 miles).