Heathfield School, Ascot

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Heathfield School
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Address
Heathfield School, Ascot
London Road

Ascot
,
Berkshire
,
SL5 8BQ

England
Coordinates 51°24′50″N0°42′35″W / 51.4138°N 0.7098°W / 51.4138; -0.7098
Information
Type Independent boarding and day school
MottoThe Merit of One is the Honour of All
Religious affiliation(s) Church of England
Established1899
FounderEleanor Beatrice Wyatt
Local authorityBracknell Forest
Department for Education URN 110117 Tables
HeadmistressSarah Rollings [1]
Genderfemale
Age11to 18
Enrolment240
Houses Austen
de Valois
Seacole
Somerville
Former pupils HOGS & SMOGS
Website www.heathfieldschool.net

Heathfield School is a girls' independent boarding and day school in Ascot, Berkshire, England. [2] In 2006, the school absorbed St Mary's School, Wantage and was briefly named Heathfield St Mary's School but reverted to Heathfield School in 2009 to prevent confusion with another local girls' school St Mary's School, Ascot. The school's grounds cover 36 acres (15 ha) situated on the edge of Ascot (actually in Bracknell Forest), providing access from London, the major airports, the M3 and M4 motorways.

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History

Heathfield Ascot

The school stands in 36 acres of grounds on the outskirts of Ascot and has done so since Heathfield School was founded in 1899 by Eleanor Beatrice Wyatt, its first headmistress. In 1882, at the age of 24, Miss Wyatt and her mother had opened Queen's Gate School in South Kensington, London. [3]

St Mary's Wantage

The Reverend William John Butler became Vicar of Wantage on 1 January 1847. His main aims were, first, to revive the religious life in England and second, to improve education. He hoped to achieve these aims by setting up an order of teaching sisters, but he faced many disappointments and spent 25 years trying to improve various day schools in the parish before St Mary's School was founded in 1873. [ citation needed ]

The school was run by the sisters of the Community of St Mary the Virgin and was based in the Queen Anne house on Newbury Street. Sister Ellen was the first Sister-in-Charge and Sister Juliana succeeded her in 1887. Sister Juliana had studied at Cambridge and set a high standard for the girls, entering them for the Oxford and Cambridge local examinations.

Sister Annie Louisa joined the school in 1898 and started a guide movement called Scout Patrols in 1899 before Boy Scouts had even begun. She succeeded Sister Juliana as Headmistress in 1903. Sister Annie Louisa was responsible for the chief structural improvements at St Mary's including a science wing and the conversion of an old barn into a gymnasium. By the time Sister Annie Louisa left in 1919, St Mary's was recognised as a "public school with an unusually high standard of scholarship".

Facilities

The school is equipped with teaching, sporting and leisure facilities. In 2000, the school opened a 25m indoor heated swimming pool.

In the summer of 2014, work started on a new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) building, providing a hub for the girls to study science subjects. [4]

Academic

The 2018 ISI Inspection report noted that "The quality of pupils' academic and other achievements is excellent" and commended the pupils' enthusiastic committed approach to their learning. [5] It also found the quality of the pupils' personal development excellent. "The overall achievement of the pupils is excellent and represents the successful fulfilment of the school's ambitious aims."

Houses

All girls are placed in one of the four houses upon entry. A Head of House looks after the girls and is the first point of contact for parents and girls on issues. [6]

HouseColour
Austen   [7]
de Valois   [8]
Seacole   [9]
Somerville   [10]

Boarding

The boarding houses are separate from the house system. Instead, boarders are grouped into houses by years; Bronte Form I-II, Wantage Form III-IV, Phoenix Form V and LVI, Wyatt UVI. Girls in Wyatt House live in separate accommodation similar to that of a hall of residence to prepare them for university life. [11] Having been one of the few full boarding schools for girls remaining in the country, Heathfield School started accepting day girls who resided locally from the 2015–16 academic year onwards. [12]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. ↑ "Heathfield School - Staff & Governors". Heathfield School. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Schools Guide 2013 - Heathfield School". Tatler.
  3. ↑ Our History Archived 12 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine , heathfieldschool.net; accessed 12 November 2014.
  4. ↑ New STEM Building
  5. ↑ 2018 ISI Inspection Report
  6. ↑ House System
  7. ↑ Austen House
  8. ↑ "De Valois House". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Seacole House". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  10. ↑ Somerville House
  11. ↑ "Boarding". Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  12. ↑ Day Boarding
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