Les Vauxbelets, Bouillon Road, St Andrews, Guernsey GY6 8XY
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Blanchelande College Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 77. It is one of the best independent prep schools in Guernsey and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Blanchelande College Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 2.5 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Blanchelande College, an all-through school to age 18. Blanchelande College Junior School fees range from £4,820 (Rec) to £5,120 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Blanchelande College Junior School usually has one class per year, sometimes two, and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to Blanchelande College.
The Blanchelande College Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the English National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, classics. School values are informed by Catholic social morality. Religious Education accounts for 10% of curriculum time. There is daily collective worship and prayer, observance of Catholic celebrations, and preparation for the Holy Sacraments. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 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 a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport throughout, and for art, music, and languages from Year 3.
Sport at Blanchelande College Junior School
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 Blanchelande College Junior School
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. Infant choir and junior choir, whole school orchestra and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Blanchelande College Junior School
Elizabeth College Junior School (2.6 miles); The Ladies’ College, Melrose (2.6 miles).