Higham, Rochester, Kent ME3 7PA
10 simple reasons to choose Gad's Hill Kindergarten & Junior School
Independent prep school and nursery in Rochester.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Junior division of Gad's Hill School, an all-through school to age 16.
Fees range from £3,336 (Rec) to £4,160 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Gad's Hill Kindergarten & Junior School
Schoolsmith Score®; 75.
One of the best independent prep schools in Rochester and one of the 7 best primary schools for 5 miles.
On average, 16.8 pupils per class and 13.4 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
The school gears itself towards success at 11+ within a selective Education Authority catchment. 50% of pupils move up to Gad's Hill School at the end of Year 6. The other 50% move on to a grammar school.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There are a small number of academic clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama, art, DT and computing throughout.
Subjects are taught separately, though a topic approach is used for the humanities subjects. School also offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are also some visual and performing arts clubs.
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Gad's Hill Kindergarten & Junior School
Independent Prep Schools
St Andrew's School, Rochester (3.3 miles); King's Rochester Prep & Pre-Prep Schools (3.4 miles); St Joseph's Convent Preparatory School, Gravesend (4 miles).
State Primary Schools
The Pilgrim School (2.8 miles); Cobham Primary School (3.3 miles); Chattenden Primary School (3.4 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Gad's Hill School (0 miles); The King's School, Rochester (3 miles); Rochester Independent College (3.2 miles).
State Senior Schools
Fort Pitt Grammar School (3.7 miles); Gravesend Grammar School (4.1 miles); The Rochester Grammar School (4.1 miles).