Heath Mount is a leading independent day and boarding school for boys and girls between the ages of 2 and 13. Our pupils are privileged to be educated at one of the oldest Prep Schools in the country, founded in 1796 and situated since 1934 in the Grade I listed mansion of the Woodhall Park Estate just outside Hertford.
Our idyllic woodland setting, dynamic teaching staff, family ethos and award-winning pastoral care provide a joyful and stimulating learning environment. We offer a broad curriculum that balances academic rigour with remarkable enrichment opportunities. Our pupils achieve outstanding results within a nurturing and supportive framework that puts happiness and mental wellbeing at the heart of all we do.
Ensuring that every child is fully prepared to get into their chosen Senior School is of paramount importance. We are proud of our record in matching individuals to the right school, one that complements their skill set. Leavers move on to a broad range of Senior Schools, the sheer variety is evidence of our belief in diversity and individuality.
Age range. 2–13.
Number of pupils. 498 (282 boys, 216 girls). Flexi/Sleepover boarding offered.
Fees per term (2025-2026). Boarding (1–4 nights): £654–£2,232 (Lent/Summer). Tuition: Nursery £3,020–£5,055, Pre-Prep £7,002, Years 3–4 £9,066, Years 5–6 £9,126, Years 7–8 £9,414. There is a reduction in fees for the second and subsequent children attending the School at the same time.
Our Values. Integrity, Industry, Resilience, Respect and Acceptance.
Awards. Heath Mount was recently shortlisted by Tatler Magazine as one of the top 5 Prep Schools in the UK and won the 2025 national Muddy Stiletto’s Award for the Prep School ‘Most Passionate About Sport.’
Heath Mount School is situated five miles from Hertford, Ware and Knebworth, at Woodhall Park – a beautiful Georgian mansion with 40 acres of grounds set in a large private park. A dedicated Nursery, Pre-Prep and Lower School are situated a short walk from the main house. The fabulous facilities are inspiring – a Performing Arts Centre and excellent sports facilities which include a sports hall, covered swimming pool, an all-weather pitch for hockey and tennis, netball courts and cricket nets. The main house contains an imaginatively developed lower ground floor housing modern Science laboratories and rooms for Art, Pottery, Textiles, Film Making, Food Technology and Design Technology. There is a further Information Technology room and well-stocked research and fiction libraries. The boys board in a wing of the main house and the girls in a dedicated house in the adjoining park. Resident boarding house parents provide a welcoming environment for both the boys and girls.
The School has an excellent academic record, as well as outstanding art and sport and some of the finest school music in the country. Illustrating this, in 2025 an outstanding 52% of our leavers achieved scholarships to their senior schools across a range of areas.
Charitable status. Heath Mount School is a Registered Charity, number 311069.