Elm Avenue, Nottingham NG3 4GF
10 reasons to choose Hollygirt Junior School
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Hollygirt Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 76. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Nottingham and one of the 3 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Hollygirt Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Hollygirt School, an all-through school to age 16. Hollygirt Junior School fees range from £3,779 +VAT (Rec) to £4,049 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
Hollygirt Junior School has one class per year and an average class size of 9 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to Hollygirt School.
The Hollygirt Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Latin. Topic-based teaching for geography, history, art and DT throughout the school, with occasional linking to other subjects. 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 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout, and for languages, art, DT and computing from Year 3.
Sport at Hollygirt Junior School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Hollygirt Junior School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Hollygirt Junior School
Nottingham Girls’ High Infant & Junior School (0.5 miles); Nottingham High Infant & Junior School (0.5 miles); St Joseph’s School, Nottingham (1.1 miles).
Claremont Primary and Nursery School (0.8 miles); Our Lady & St Edward Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles); St Mary’s Catholic Primary Academy (1 mile).
Hollygirt School (0 miles); Nottingham Girls’ High School GDST (0.3 miles); Nottingham High School (0.5 miles).
Bluecoat Academy (2.2 miles); The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy (3.2 miles); The Becket School (3.3 miles).