Heathfield School A GSG School
- Heathfield School
London Road
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 8BQ - Head: Mrs Marina Gardiner Legge
- T 01344 898343
- F 01344 890689
- E [email protected]
- W www.heathfieldschool.net
- An independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Bracknell Forest
- Pupils: 181; sixth formers: 56
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day: £22,185 - £22,800; Boarding: £35,760 - £36,630 pa
- Open days: 13 October 2018, 9 March 2019 and 11 May 2019
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
In short, it’s a bubble – so much so that you might wonder how it’s managed to survive in today’s fast-living society. And there – explain parents – lies its appeal. ‘I’m not saying it’s cut off from the real world – it genuinely isn’t – but these aren’t streetwise girls and they stay children for longer, while getting an excellent academic grounding and holistic education. If you like the sound of that, this is the school for you.’ There’s not a hair out of place (and if there were, it would be cashmere) on the 36-acre site...
What the school says...
Heathfield School in Ascot is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11-18. Our February 2018 inspection by ISI found we were 'Excellent' in all areas. We combine excellent pastoral care with the academic and have a truly holistic approach to girls' education which ensures our students’ well-being as well as their happiness and success. Heathfield is a small school with big opportunities and challenges in and out of the classroom, including on the sporting field as well as in music and drama. Our small size means each girl achieves the best she possibly can. A recent study by Durham University put us in the top 8% of schools nationwide for adding value to a child’s education at GCSE. ...Read more
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Performing arts specialist school
Sports
Polo
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Fencing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since 2016, Marina Gardiner Legge, previously director of studies. MA in English literature from Oxford and PGCE from the University of Hong Kong, where she started her teaching career relatively late, having previously worked in business marketing, the charitable sector and teaching horse riding to disabled children. Head of year and assistant head at Rutlish School, a boys' comprehensive in south London, before joining Heathfield in 2013.
Go-getting, no-nonsense, earnest, engaging and frank, she is on a clear mission to change the school’s reputation (parents told us that girls are known as 'clotted cream' among some local schools – as in, thick and rich). ‘I’m sick and tired of hearing people say this school isn’t for clever girls,’ she says. ‘We are easily comparable to Downe House, yet often seen...
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Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
In addition to the wide curriculum offered by Heathfield, girls are supported by the learning support department, better known as Spectrum. Heathfield has welcoming purpose-built rooms to accommodate either individual or group teaching for those students who may have a specific learning difficulty, such as dyslexia. All the staff are qualified teachers and provide support particularly in literacy and numeracy. Some of the Spectrum staff are fluent in French and are also able to offer additional support for this subject if necessary. Staff are qualified to assess girls should they require exam Access Arrangements and will make the necessary applications to Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ). Approximately 10% of current students receive additional support. Spectrum also administers EFL (extra English for international students). These EFL classes offer subject support, IELTS coaching for university entrants and the full range of English language qualifications offered by The University of Cambridge Examination Board. Overseas students at Heathfield come from many areas of the world, including Spain, Japan, China, Russia, Mexico, Thailand and Germany. Currently the EFL students form about 7% of all students.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashdown House School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Beaudesert Park School | 2014 to 2017 to 2018 | 5 | 1 | Drama Scholarship |
| Broomwood Hall | 2017 | 3 | ||
| Cottesmore School | 2018 | 2 | ||
| Coworth Flexlands School | 2017 to 2018 | 4 | ||
| Finton House School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Fulham School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Garden House School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Godstowe Preparatory School | 2018 | 3 | 2 | Academic Scholarship; Sport Scholarship |
| Hill House International School | 2015 | 1 | ||
| Kensington Prep School | 2015 | 1 | ||
| Prospect House School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Salisbury Cathedral School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Fulham | 2015 to 2018 | 2 | ||
| Vinehall School | 2017 | 1 |
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