Step 4: Confidential Reference Form

For children already of school age, a Confidential Reference Form needs to be completed by your child’s current school; any offer of a place is conditional upon receipt of a satisfactory reference. Children who are offered a place need to be able to access mainstream classroom teaching effectively, with the high level of support available in small classes. They need to be cooperative and have a respectful attitude. With regards to academic ability, prospective pupils need to be able to achieve average to above-average scores in standardised assessments in Maths and English.

Step 5: Accepting a Place

Following the ‘taster day’ assessment, you will be contacted by Heritage School within a week, usually by a telephone call from the Headmaster, about whether a place can be offered. You will then receive an offer letter, and you will be asked to return a signed Acceptance Form together with a non-refundable Acceptance Fee*. Once the Acceptance Form and Acceptance Fee have been received, your child’s place is secured. All other necessary information, such as consent forms and uniform information, will be sent to you at that time.

*For a full list of current application fees, please refer to our Admissions Policy.

Support for Learning Difficulties

Children with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, who need a small amount of 1-1 support, can thrive at Heritage. We do not have the resources to offer more than a small amount of one-to-one or small group work up to Year 4 or 5. Parents can pay for a modest amount of additional in-school 1-1 support. As a rule, we are unable to offer a place to pupils with significant special needs requiring substantial 1-1 support.