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Guildford High Junior School, GU1

London Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 1SJ

Guildford High Junior School

10 reasons to choose Guildford High Junior School

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Guildford High Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 90. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Guildford and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1 mile.

School fundamentals

Guildford High Junior School is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Guildford High School, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of United Learning. Guildford High Junior School fees range from £5,401 (Rec) to £7,010 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.

Average class size

Guildford High Junior School has two classes per year and an average class size of 20 pupils.

Leavers' destinations

At the end of Year 6, most girls move up to Guildford High School.

The Guildford High Junior School curriculum

School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish, Mandarin. It is an Apple Distinguished School to reflect the high degree of integration of digital learning in the curriculum. 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 chess.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 2. School has Eco Schools Green Flag accreditation.

Specialist teaching

Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout, for science from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.

Sport at Guildford High 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 athletics, fencing, gymnastics, netball, swimming.

The Arts at Guildford High Junior School

Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and almost all take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four choirs, orchestra and 14 instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near Guildford High Junior School

Independent Prep Schools

Royal Grammar Preparatory School (0.4 miles); Tormead Prep School (0.6 miles); Rydes Hill Preparatory School (2.4 miles).

State Primary Schools

Holy Trinity Pewley Down School (0.7 miles); Boxgrove Primary School (0.9 miles); Busbridge Church of England Junior School (5.7 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Guildford High School (0 miles); Royal Grammar School, Guildford (0.5 miles); Tormead School (0.6 miles).

State Senior Schools

Guildford County School (1.2 miles); George Abbot School (1.4 miles); St Peter’s Catholic School (2.1 miles).

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