Dulwich Common, Dulwich, London SE21 7LD
10 reasons to choose Dulwich College Junior School and DUCKS
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Dulwich College Junior School and DUCKS has a Schoolsmith Score® of 85. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Dulwich and one of the 3 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Dulwich College Junior School and DUCKS is an independent prep day school for boys between the ages of 3 months and 11 years. It has a co-ed nursery and pre-prep. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy from Year 3. It is the junior division of Dulwich College, an all-through school to age 18. Dulwich College Junior School and DUCKS fees range from £7,579 (Rec) to £10,164 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Dulwich College Junior School and DUCKS has two classes per year to Year 2, three from Year 3, and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
40-50% of pupils go on to Dulwich College, which ranks among the top 2% of UK schools by academic achievement. Other pupils go on to one of 25 day and boarding schools. 50% win scholarships, 25% academic.
The Dulwich College Junior School and DUCKS curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Mandarin. Central to the school’s teaching is ‘Free Learning’, a programme of extra-curricular activities, trips and focus weeks, including the School Symposium, to encourage independent academic exploration. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in maths.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout.
Sport at Dulwich College Junior School and DUCKS
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 football, swimming.
The Arts at Dulwich College Junior School and DUCKS
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Dulwich College Junior School and DUCKS
Dulwich Prep London (0.3 miles); Oakfield Preparatory School (0.8 miles); Rosemead Preparatory School (1 mile).
Dulwich Wood Primary School (0.3 miles); Dulwich Hamlet Junior School (1 mile); Elm Wood School (1.1 miles).
Dulwich College (0 miles); Sydenham High School GDST (1.5 miles); James Allen’s Girls’ School (2.4 miles).
Kingsdale Foundation School (0.9 miles); The Charter School (1.4 miles); Sydenham School (2 miles).