Heathland School

Heathland School is an independent school situated in Accrington, Lancashire in North West England. The school accepts children from the age of three months in the nursery area, up to the age of sixteen. The school prides itself on having no more than sixteen students in every class.

Departments

The school is split into four "departments".

  • Baby Unit - Children from the age of three months to two years
  • Nursery - Children from the age of two years to four years
  • Junior School - Children from the age of four years to eleven years. Key Stages One and Two are studied.
  • Senior School - Children from the age of eleven years to sixteen years. Key Stage Three and GCSEs are studied.

The school building

The school is situated in an old mansion house named Broad Oak. The original house was built in 1802 as an all-girls school. In 1989 the school was demolished. A new home was built in 1900 by Sir George Watson MacAlpine.[1] The surrounding gardens were designed by T. H. Mawson.[2] This was later used as a rest home for the elderly.

Curriculum

Both the Junior and Senior School study Mathematics, English, Science, History, Geography, French, Music, IT, PE and Art and Design. Most of these subjects can also be taken at GCSE. In the 2008 GCSE examinations every student gained at least five A* to C grade GCSEs.

References

  1. ↑ Lancashire: Biographies, Rolls of Honour. Westminster Publishing Company, London, 1917, p. 263.
  2. ↑ Mawson, Thomas H. The Art & Craft of Garden Making. B.T. Batsford Ltd, London, April 1926 (5th ed.), fig. 97, p. 77.

Coordinates: 53°44′58″N 2°21′06″W / 53.7494°N 2.35155°W / 53.7494; -2.35155

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