Victoria Park Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 4NS
10 reasons to choose Exeter Junior School
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Exeter Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Exeter and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Exeter Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Exeter School, an all-through school to age 18. Exeter Junior School fees range from £5,299 (Rec) to £5,699 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Exeter Junior School has two classes per year to Year 4, three from Year 5, and an average class size of 20 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to Exeter School.
The Exeter Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, STEAM days, reasoning, French, Spanish, German, Latin. 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 residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT, science and computing throughout.
Sport at Exeter 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 squash.
The Arts at Exeter Junior School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Two choirs, orchestra and two instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.25am to 3.40pm. There is a late room to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Exeter Junior School
The Maynard Junior School (0.7 miles); Exeter Cathedral School (1.1 miles).
Broadclyst Primary Academy Trust (5.2 miles); Woodbury Salterton Church of England Primary School (6.3 miles); Woodbury Church of England Primary School (6.9 miles).
Exeter School (0 miles); The Maynard School (0.7 miles).
St Peter’s Church of England Aided School (1.8 miles); The King’s School (10.6 miles); Uffculme School (17.1 miles).