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Bedford Girls’ Junior School, MK42

Cardington Road, Bedford MK42 0BX

10 reasons to choose Bedford Girls' Junior School

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Bedford Girls’ Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 83. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Bedford and one of the 6 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.

School fundamentals

Bedford Girls’ Junior School is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 7 and 11 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Bedford Girls’ School, an all-through school to age 18. Bedford Girls’ Junior School fees are £4,064 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.

Average class size

Bedford Girls’ Junior School has two classes in Years 3 and 4 rising to four in Years 5 and 6, and an average class size of 18 pupils.

Leavers' destinations

Most Junior School pupils move up to Bedford Girls’ School ate the end of Year 6.

The Bedford Girls' Junior School curriculum

The school delivers a thematic curriculum with a termly Unit of Enquiry facilitating cross-curricular learning in history, geography, RS, science, art, DT and maybe other subjects. The Units of Enquiry have global themes. The School is an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme candidate school. Curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, German, Latin. It is an Apple Distinguished School to reflect the high degree of integration of digital learning in the curriculum. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 3. School has Eco Schools Green Flag accreditation.

Specialist teaching

Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, and dance throughout, and for drama and DT in Year 6.

Sport at Bedford Girls' Junior School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in hockey, netball, rounders, swimming.

The Arts at Bedford Girls' Junior School

Art, music, drama, and dance are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir, orchestra and 7 instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 7.30am to 7.00pm.

Find another school near Bedford Girls' Junior School

Independent Prep Schools

Bedford Preparatory School (0.9 miles); Bedford Greenacre Independent Junior School (1.5 miles); Bedford Modern Junior School (1.5 miles).

State Primary Schools

Monkston Primary School (14 miles); Yardley Hastings Primary School (14.1 miles); Portfields Primary School (14.4 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Bedford Girls’ School (0 miles); Bedford School (0.9 miles); Bedford Greenacre Independent School (1.5 miles); Bedford Modern School (1.5 miles).

State Senior Schools

St Thomas More Catholic School (2.6 miles); Lincroft Middle School (4.2 miles); Sharnbrook Upper School (8.5 miles).

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