84a Heath Street, Hampstead, London NW3 1DN
10 reasons to choose Heathside School
Top line
Heathside School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 77. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Hampstead and one of the 5 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Heathside School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school, and is a member of the Dukes Education group. Heathside School fees range from £6,655 (Rec) to £6,845 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Heathside School has one class per year and an average class size of 14 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Leavers’ destination schools for Year 6 Heathside School pupils are one of 15 schools, mainly independent London day Schools. Between 15% and 25% of pupils stay on to Year 8. 10%-15% of pupils win awards and scholarships.
The Heathside School curriculum
School curriculum follows the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It also includes STEM, PSHE, French. The school uses a creative cross-curricular approach, the Cornerstones Curriculum, to teach history, geography, science, computing, and DT throughout Years 1 to 6. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in chess.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for Early Years and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for all subjects from Year 7.
Sport at Heathside 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 Heathside School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the extra-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.30/9.00am to 3.30/4.00pm depending on year group. Before school care from 8.00am provided by staff and after school care to 6.00pm provided by external contractor onsite.
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