Oldham Road, Rishworth, West Yorkshire HX6 4QF
10 reasons to choose Heathfield School
Top line
Heathfield School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 80. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Rishworth and one of the 3 best primary schools for 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Heathfield School is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. Boarding from Year 5 for the very small number of pupils who board. 95% are full boarders and 5% are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Rishworth School, an all-through school to age 18. Heathfield School fees range from £3,955 (Rec) to £5,225 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Heathfield School has one class per year and an average class size of 16 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 most Heathfield School pupils move up to Rishworth School, its senior school.
The Heathfield School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4. Outdoor learning for all pupils.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for music and sport throughout, for languages from Year 2 and for art from Year 3.
Sport at Heathfield 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 Heathfield School
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. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 5.45pm.
Find another school near Heathfield School
The Gleddings Preparatory School (6 miles); Huddersfield Grammar School, Prep & Pre-Prep (8 miles); The Mount School, Huddersfield (8.6 miles); Woodhouse Grove School, Bronte House (19.3 miles); Chetham’s School of Music, Junior department (19.7 miles).
St John’s Primary School In Rishworth (0.3 miles); Luddendenfoot Academy (4.1 miles); The Greetland Academy (4.6 miles).
Rishworth School (0.4 miles); Huddersfield Grammar School (8 miles); Woodhouse Grove School (19.1 miles).
The Crossley Heath School (5.7 miles); Hollingworth Academy (8.5 miles); Greenhead College (8.7 miles).