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Argyle House School, Infants & Juniors, Sunderland SR2

19-20 Thornhill Park, Sunderland SR2 7LA

10 reasons to choose Argyle House School, Infants & Juniors

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Argyle House School, Infants & Juniors has a Schoolsmith Score® of 75. It is one of the best independent prep schools in Sunderland and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1 mile.

School fundamentals

Argyle House School, Infants & Juniors is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Argyle House School, an all-through school to age 16. Argyle House School, Infants & Juniors fees range from £3,000 (Rec) to £3,300 per term (2023/24).

Average class size

Argyle House School, Infants & Juniors has one class per year and an average class size of 15 pupils.

Leavers' destinations

At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to Argyle House School.

The Argyle House School, Infants & Juniors curriculum

School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.

Specialist teaching

Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout, and for languages from Year 3.

Sport at Argyle House School, Infants & Juniors

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Argyle House School, Infants & Juniors

Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.45pm.

Find another school near Argyle House School, Infants & Juniors

Independent Prep Schools

The Chorister School (12.5 miles); Durham High School for Girls, Junior House (13.6 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Sunderland (0.3 miles); Hill View Junior Academy (0.9 miles); Valley Road Academy (0.9 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Argyle House School (0 miles); Durham School (12.9 miles); Durham High School for Girls (13.6 miles).

State Senior Schools

St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy (0.5 miles); Christ’s College (2.4 miles); Whitburn Church of England Academy (4.6 miles).

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