Heathside is a friendly, nurturing and academic school. Our community is positive, kind and mutually supportive and provides the right environment for pupils to learn well and grow.

The school maintains an informal and relaxed atmosphere while fostering a high level of compassion, individual responsibility, self-motivation and achievement. We look to develop thoughtful and caring individuals with a well-rounded understanding of the world and a strong sense of respect for both themselves and others.

Vision and aims

Our vision at Heathside is to empower students to acquire, demonstrate, articulate and value knowledge and skills that will support them, as independent lifelong learners, to make a positive difference to the world they will inherit. The values of the school are respect, tolerance, inclusion and personal excellence.

Heathside School’s aims are:

• Outstanding outcomes for children and young people.
• Confident, responsible, independent and resilient young citizens.
• A vigilant culture of safety and wellbeing – to ensure that children
  are happy and thrive.
• To develop a Centre of Excellence for outstanding teaching.