Cardington Road, Bedford MK42 0BX
10 simple reasons to choose Bedford Girls' Junior School
Independent prep school in Bedford.
For pupils aged 7 to 11 years.
Girls' school.
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Large school with an average of three classes per year.
Junior division of Bedford Girls' School, an all-through school to age 18.
Bedford Girls' Junior School fees are £3,340 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Bedford Girls' Junior School
Schoolsmith Score®; 83.
One of the best independent prep schools in Bedford and one of the 6 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
On average, 17.9 pupils per class and 14.3 pupils per teacher.
Most Junior School pupils move up to Bedford Girls' School ate the end of Year 6.
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. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, and dance throughout, and for drama and DT in Year 6.
School participates in the Eco Schools programme and has Green Flag Status. There are regular educational day trips for all pupils, a visiting speaker programme, and residential trips for Years 3 to 6.
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.
Art, music, drama, and dance are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir, orchestra and 7 instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
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).