Heath House Preparatory School
Heath House Preparatory School is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 105 pupils and room for 200.
37 Wemyss Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 0TG020 8297 1900heathhouseprepschool.comMr Mark Pearce headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lewisham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 105 | 120 | 129 | 126 | 114 | 117 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Toto Ed London | Independent | 250 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| John Ball Primary School | Council | 320 m | 672 | Outstanding 2024 | 90 | Compare |
| All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath | Church of England | 490 m | 189 | Good 2019 | 73 | Compare |
| Brooklands Primary School | Academy | 710 m | 233 | Good 2024 | 63 | Compare |
| St Matthew Academy | Academy | 730 m | 1,063 | No overall grade 2025 | 85 | Compare |
| Blackheath Prep | Independent (grammar) | 740 m | 390 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School | Church of England | 890 m | 206 | Outstanding 2024 | 95 | Compare |
| Christ The King Sixth Form College | Further education | 920 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Heath House Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Heath House Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does Heath House Preparatory School have?
105 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 200 places, so it is 53% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 37 Wemyss Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 0TG
- Telephone
- 020 8297 1900
- Website
- www.heathhouseprepschool.com
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Pearce
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lewisham
- Ward
- Blackheath
- Constituency
- Lewisham North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 11 November 1993
- URN
- 100203 · LAESTAB 2096294 · UKPRN 10079113
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.