Thank you for your interest in Heritage School.

My wife Fiona and I founded Heritage nearly 20 years ago after both training and then teaching in mainstream secondary schools in Cambridge.

When we had our own family, we looked at education afresh and had concerns. The greatest was apathy… too many children leaving school whose minds were switched off, something at odds with the natural curiosity of children. We also saw the invisibility of children in large classes, a culture of teaching-to-the-test, a narrow curriculum and some poor behaviour. A friend sowed an idea, ‘why don’t you start a school?’… Heritage was born.

Nearly 20 years later Heritage finds itself an inadvertent pioneer championing a focus on people, knowledge and attention over spectacular facilities and new technologies. As the debate around the impact of screens on children’s development gathers momentum, we are proud to be to be an example of what a purposefully low-tech school looks like and how successful it can be.

We are looking for families who share our vision, who are interested in robust intellectual development but not at any price and who are committed to the vigorous but balanced growth of children as whole people.

Visitors often tell us what a special atmosphere Heritage has and we encourage you to come and experience it for yourself. Please get in touch to attend an Open Morning or arrange an individual visit.

I look forward to meeting you and your family.