Heritage High School is a thriving 11-16 comprehensive school in the heart of our community in Clowne and I am both proud and privileged to be the Headteacher of such wonderful school. Heritage High School has a good reputation for strong and caring pastoral systems that promote inclusion and equality for all.

We value positive relationships with all of our students and their families and our values are ambition, teamwork, honesty and kindness.

The Heritage Way is about 100% kindness and 100% consistency in all that we do and students are ready to learn, demonstrating strong starts, a positive response, focussed finishes and STAR (Sit up, Track the speaker, Ask and answer questions, Respect the speaker).

Our key mantras are built around:

  • We only ever say kind words.
  • First time, every time.
  • Be safe, tell a trusted adult.
  • We are all diverse and all equal.

We provide a core of traditional subjects from Y7 to Y11, and provide high quality guidance to all students on the next steps at post-16. Our facilities are of a high quality, boasting well equipped specialist areas. Regular, extra-curricular learning activities are offered together with wider enrichment opportunities, including a range of residential visits. Students are well-prepared for the modern world through our PSHE and safeguarding curriculum.

Our levels of support for students and families are high and in equal measure, to the high levels of challenge, ensuring that we have consistently high expectations of students and that we celebrate all successes. At Heritage High School, we ensure that students are recognised through STAR of the lesson and through rewards and that students are able to achieve their very best and their potential shines through.

All students at Heritage High School are valued golden stars whose potential shines through, and we always ensure 100% kindness and 100% consistency and this is the Heritage way!

Deb Elsdon
Headteacher