Bothwell Rd, Hamilton, Lanarkshire ML3 0AY
10 reasons to choose Hamilton College Junior School
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Hamilton College Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 76. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Lanarkshire and one of the 2 best primary schools for 10 miles.
School fundamentals
Hamilton College Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 12 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Hamilton College, an all-through school to age 18. Hamilton College Junior School fees range from £4,797 (Rec) to £5,725 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Hamilton College Junior School usually has one class per year, sometimes two, and an average class size of 14 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Primary 7/Transitus, most Junior School pupils move up to Hamilton College.
The Hamilton College Junior School curriculum
School curriculum follows the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, German. The Transitus year introduces pupils to Middle School practice. 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 Primary 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, library, and languages throughout.
Sport at Hamilton College Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Primary 3.
The Arts at Hamilton College Junior School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Primary 3. Choir, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Hamilton College Junior School
Fernhill School Primary (8 miles); Hutcheson’s Grammar School, Primary (12 miles).
Hamilton College (0 miles); Fernhill School (8 miles); Hutcheson’s Grammar School (12.4 miles).