Welcome to Heritage High School, where our commitment to excellence and our values of Ambition, Teamwork, Honesty, and Kindness define our community. At Heritage, we are proud to be 100% kind and 100% consistent, creating an environment where every scholar feels valued and respected. We are an inclusive and supportive school, ensuring that all scholars receive the care and opportunities they deserve.
We offer our scholars high-quality experiences and tailored support both inside and outside the classroom, with a focus on enhancing their life choices. Our well-planned, knowledge-rich curriculum prioritises the development of cultural capital and literacy, and is delivered by our dedicated and experienced staff.
Beyond the classroom, we pride ourselves on nurturing well-rounded, secure scholars. We provide a wide range of extracurricular opportunities, trips, careers support, and an engaging enrichment programme. Every scholar is supported by a highly-skilled inclusion and pastoral team to ensure they feel safe, confident, and well-supported throughout their time with us.
We understand that moving from Year 6 to Year 7 can be an anxious time for both scholars and families. Therefore, we have developed a rigorous and supportive Transition Programme to help every scholar settle into secondary school life with ease.
Please take a moment to explore the information below to find out more about Year 6 Transition and what it means to be part of the Heritage High School family. If you would like to see the school for yourself, please book a tour by emailing info@heritage.ttct.co.uk – we’d love to welcome you.
What is the uniform and where do I buy it from?
Full details of the uniform policy can be found on page 28 of the family handbook:
https://www.heritage.ttct.co.uk/information/family-handbook/
Branded goods are available from:
Price & Buckland
Benneworth Close
Hucknall
Nottingham
NG15 6EL
sales@price-buckland.co.uk
01159640827
What equipment will my child need?
PE uniform
Recommended additional PE uniform
What are the schools opening hours?
School gates open at 08:10am each morning, and we run a breakfast club within school available for all students.
Lessons finish at 3.00pm.
Can my child bring their mobile phone to school?
If scholars need to make contact with home, a member of staff will call home. A scholar does not, therefore, have any need for a mobile phone in the school.
If a family feels that a scholar needs a mobile phone for the journey to and from school, the phone must remain switched off and out of sight throughout the school day. Any mobile phone which is seen, used or heard during the day will be confiscated. It will be returned to families at our convenience. The scholar will also receive a suitable sanction. The school has the right to search scholars for devices, even if they have not been seen, if they feel/suspect they are being used or that they are making others vulnerable. Similarly, MP3 players, smart watches, games consoles and headphones/earpods are not permitted in school.
When will we be told our child’s tutor group?
Students and parents will be informed of the child’s tutor group and invited to an evening to meet their tutor via letter. This will be sent out towards the end of June 2026.
How will my child be allocated a tutor group?
Students are allocated tutor groups to ensure they are equal in size as well as to ensure a mixture of genders, ethnicities and abilities to represent our intake and values. Students are also mixed up to ensure primary school intake is spread out so that students have the opportunity to meet new friends from different schools. We do speak to primary schools to ensure any unhealthy combinations are avoided.
What is the role of a tutor?
Tutor time is an invaluable part of the day for all students, accounting for 30 minutes of the school day. As a result, the role of the form tutor is central to not only caring for the students, but also monitoring their progress both academically and socially.
Tutors are active in looking after the interests of the whole child and support pupils by:
How much money will my child need for lunch?
The standard meal deal price and the free school meal allowance is £2.90. More information about the food options are available here.
How do I top up the money on my child’s account?
Food and drink at Heritage is purchased using ParentPay. You will receive a letter in September to link up to ParentPay. Cash payments are no longer accepted by our catering partners.
How do you support worry about starting secondary school?
Being nervous about starting secondary school is normal; after all it’s the first big change many students will have experienced. Please reassure your child that this move is an exciting, positive, new chapter in their lives and that we are all looking forward to welcoming them to Heritage. However, if you are concerned about your child’s anxiety, please contact school and we will do all we can to help.
Who can my child speak to if they are worried?
If your child has any worries or concerns, they should speak to either the Head of Year 7 or their Tutor, who they will have contact with each day.
Who do I contact about my child’s medical information?
We would ask that any relevant medical information about your child is passed to us directly by speaking in the first instance to the office.
