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Heathfield School, Rishworth HX6

Oldham Road, Rishworth, West Yorkshire HX6 4QF

10 simple reasons to choose Heathfield School

Independent prep school and nursery in Rishworth.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, 95% are full boarders and 5% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 5.
Religious character; Church of England.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Junior division of Rishworth School, an all-through school to age 18.
Heathfield School fees range from £2,267 (Rec) to £3,317 per term (2021/22).

10 better reasons to choose Heathfield School

Schoolsmith Score®; 81.
One of the best independent prep schools in Rishworth and one of the 3 best primary schools for 5 miles.
On average, 14.8 pupils per class and 11.1 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6 most Heathfield School pupils move up to Rishworth School, its senior school.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for music and sport throughout, for languages from Year 2 and for art from Year 3.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 4. Outdoor learning for all pupils.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
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 80% take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3.. Two choirs and five instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 5.45pm.

Find another school near Heathfield School

Independent Prep Schools

Day: The Gleddings Preparatory School (6 miles); Huddersfield Grammar School, Prep & Pre-Prep (8 miles); The Mount School, Huddersfield (8.6 miles). Boarding: Fulneck Junior School (19.1 miles); Woodhouse Grove School, Bronte House (19.3 miles); Chetham's School of Music, Junior department (19.7 miles).

State Primary Schools

St John's Primary School In Rishworth (0.3 miles); Luddendenfoot Academy (4.1 miles); The Greetland Academy (4.6 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: Rishworth School (0.4 miles); Huddersfield Grammar School (8 miles). Boarding: Rishworth School (0.4 miles); Fulneck School (19.1 miles); Woodhouse Grove School (19.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

The Crossley Heath School (5.7 miles); Hollingworth Academy (8.5 miles); Greenhead College (8.7 miles).

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