Heathcote School
Heathcote School is an independent school in Chelmsford for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 98 pupils and room for 160.
Eves Corner, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4QB01245 223131heathcoteschool.co.ukMrs Samantha Scott headmistressAll 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 Essex 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 | 98 | 105 | 112 | 98 | 86 | 102 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 15% | 11% | 5% | 14% | 23% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Danbury | Church of England | 370 m | 222 | Good 2023 | 72 | Compare |
| Danbury Park Community Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 250 | Good 2024 | 82 | Compare |
| Elm Green Preparatory School | Independent | 1.2 miles | 164 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Priory Primary School, Bicknacre | Council | 1.4 miles | 153 | Report card 2026 | 24 | Compare |
| Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 2.0 miles | 75 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Clarity Independent School | Independent (grammar) | 2.0 miles | 13 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 2.6 miles | 109 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| The Sandon School | Academy | 2.8 miles | 1,218 | Requires improvement 2024 | 24 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Heathcote School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Heathcote School yet.
How many pupils does Heathcote School have?
98 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 160 places, so it is 61% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Eves Corner, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4QB
- Telephone
- 01245 223131
- Website
- www.heathcoteschool.co.uk
- Headmistress
- Mrs Samantha Scott
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Essex
- Ward
- Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 30 October 1957
- URN
- 115412 · LAESTAB 8816018 · UKPRN 10071133
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.