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A nurturing school with a popular new head who unashamedly prioritises all-roundedness. Parents appreciate the traditional skills and values – ‘It’s no good being a lawyer if you don’t know how to poach an egg,’ said one. But school keen to push the academics and leave that culture behind. We can’t see why they’re incompatible, and look forward to watching this generation of Heathfield girls work their way to the top of whatever field they choose, equipped with the life skills to ensure they’re as happy cooking up ideas in the boardroom as they are in the kitchen.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 200 ·
- Sixth form numbers
- 43 ·
- Offers boarding
- Yes ·
- Religion
- C of E
- Fees
- Day: £33,153 - £33,867; Boarding: £50,856 - £54,774 pa
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest Council
- Area guides
Headteacher
Headmaster
Jonathan Williams
Since September 2025, Jonathan Williams MTheol (St Andrews) PGCE (Oxford Brookes) NPQH, previously deputy head (academic) at Heathfield School for a year and before that, deputy head (academic) at a British curriculum School in Kenya for five years.
Entrance
‘Brilliant’ admissions process praised by parents – 'They knew exactly who she was from the off.’ Taster days give potential candidates ‘a good feel’ for the school. Assessments for 11+ and 13+ in November before entry. Online CEM test, interview
- Open days
- March, May and October
Exit
Nearly 40 per cent leave after GCSEs for reasons you’d expect (boys, sixth form colleges, change of scene). For year 13s, Bristol and Durham both popular. Odd ones to Oxbridge, though not for a while. Handful each year to art, design or fashion
Latest results
In 2025, 55 per cent 9-7 at GCSE; 40 per cent A*/A at A level (59 per cent A*-B).
A level - Average points score (2024)
What is this?
These figures tell you the average grade and average points that pupils achieved in their academic qualifications. A maximum of 60 points are available for a grade A* at A level.
Teaching & learning
Gently academic, the school expects ambition and does well with broad intake. No longer seen as a finishing school for Etonians’ charming sisters. Girls we met chatted happily about their lessons (‘drama’s fun because we get to do improvisation’;
- Qualifications taken in 2024
- A level
- EPQ
- GCSE
Learning support & SEN
Culture of the school in general lends itself beautifully to supporting girls with SEND, and parents rave about support. Around 25 per cent on the register, many receiving timetabled one-to-one lessons. One grateful mum told us that her daughter’s
Arts & extracurricular
Art rooms are next-level cool, stuffed with projects past and present. A bejewelled skeleton perched on top of some drying racks; a dress made from mussel shells and leather on a mannequin in the corner. A lot of very feisty work, unsurprising given
Sport
Thirty-six acres of glorious greenery. Six netball and tennis courts, five lacrosse pitches, fitness suite (on an old squash court), studios for spin and dance. Not particularly flashy, but a great offering for a small school and who needs flashy,
Boarders
Accommodation cosy and characterful, endearingly scruffy after the rather clinical, anonymous rooms that we see so often nowadays. Colourful duvet covers, fairy lights, photos and lots of teddies add to the effect. Proper tweenage bedrooms – a bottom
Ethos & heritage
Founded in 1899 by Eleanor Beatrice Wyatt, of whom a rather humourless portrait hangs in reception. Miss Wyatt already ran a school in South Kensington for ‘the lower-middle and lower classes’, but had a change of heart, deciding that what she really
Pastoral care, inclusivity & discipline
Exceptional pastoral care and a culture of looking after one another. Parents much more interested in talking to us about this side of school life than the academics. No eye-rolling here about teenage girls. School unfazed by ‘everyday trials and
Pupils & parents
Minibuses bring in day girls from Bracknell, Windsor, Virginia Water etc. Weekly boarders can jump on board at South Kensington and Chiswick on a Sunday evening, returning on a Friday night.
We were surprised by the international diversity of
Money matters
Academic, art, drama, music and sport scholarships at 11+, 13+ and 16+. Equestrian at 11+ and photography at 16+. Means-tested bursaries of up to 100 per cent awarded for financial or compassionate reasons.
- Fee information
- Day: £33,153 - £33,867; Boarding: £50,856 - £54,774 pa
The last word
A nurturing school with a popular new head who unashamedly prioritises all-roundedness. Parents appreciate the traditional skills and values – ‘It’s no good being a lawyer if you don’t know how to poach an egg,’ said one. But school keen to push the
