Heathcote School & Science College
Community secondary school in London (Waltham Forest).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Welcome to Heathcote School Our vision is to create a school that provides young people with a safe and happy learning environment that challenges and supports all learners to achieve their best outcomes through a creative, inspiring and enriched curriculum.
Our vision is to create a school that provides young people with a safe and happy learning environment that challenges and supports all learners to achieve their best outcomes through a creative, inspiring and enriched curriculum.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Drama
- Football
- Rugby
Key facts
- URN
- 103097
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Lauren Marchant | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lauren Marchant Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Laura Wilcher | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Danny Neville | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Clare Feiner | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Peter Murtagh | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ernest Toquie | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Gavin Sallery | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Sharon Morgan | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andre Henry | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Leonie Alderman | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Sonia Close | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Ms Helen Douglas Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Claire Feiner Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Maria Slavovski Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record