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Kent College Junior School, Canterbury, CT2

Church Hill, Harbledown, Canterbury, Kent CT2 9AQ

Kent College Junior School, Canterbury, CT2

10 simple reasons to choose Kent College Junior School, Canterbury

Independent prep school and nursery in Harbledown, Canterbury.
For pupils aged 3 months to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, all are full boarders. Boarding starts from Year 4.
Religious character; Methodist.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Junior division of Kent College Canterbury, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £3,529 (Rec) to £5,553 per term (2021/22). Full boarding fees are £8,967 per term.

10 better reasons to choose Kent College Junior School, Canterbury

Schoolsmith Score®; 85.
One of the best independent prep schools in Canterbury and one of the 4 best primary schools for 2 miles.
On average, 15.2 pupils per class and 9.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6 about 80% of Kent College Junior School pupils move up to the senior school. School also prepares pupils for the Kent Test as well as scholarship entry to independent schools.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHEE, reasoning, French, Spanish, German. There is a small number of academic clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, dance, drama, languages, art, DT, science and computing throughout.
The GREAT programme (Gifted, Really Enthusiastic, Able and Talented) is the centrepiece to the schools teaching philosophy, designed to accelerate learning, academically, in sports, music, art or drama for talented individuals.
School offers over 15 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, cross country, hockey.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. 2 choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. Regular winner/finalist in national choral competitions. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm. Holiday club keeps school open for at least 47 weeks a year.

Find another school near Kent College Junior School, Canterbury

Independent Prep Schools

Day: St Edmund's Junior School & Pre-Prep (1.9 miles); The King's School, Junior King's School (4.5 miles); Lorenden Preparatory School (8.9 miles). Boarding: St Edmund's Junior School & Pre-Prep (1.9 miles); The King's School, Junior King's School (4.5 miles); Northbourne Park School (16.9 miles).

State Primary Schools

Blean Primary School (1.7 miles); St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury (1.8 miles); Hernhill Church of England Primary School (4.2 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: St Edmund's School, Canterbury (1.9 miles); Kent College Canterbury (2 miles); The King's School Canterbury (2.1 miles). Boarding: St Edmund's School, Canterbury (1.9 miles); Kent College Canterbury (2 miles); The King's School Canterbury (2.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

The Archbishop's School (1.7 miles); Barton Court Grammar School (2.3 miles); Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School (2.7 miles).

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