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
The Chorister School (12.5 miles); Durham High School for Girls, Junior House (13.6 miles).
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Sunderland (0.3 miles); Hill View Junior Academy (0.9 miles); Valley Road Academy (0.9 miles).
Argyle House School (0 miles); Durham School (12.9 miles); Durham High School for Girls (13.6 miles).
St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy (0.5 miles); Christ’s College (2.4 miles); Whitburn Church of England Academy (4.6 miles).