Bridge of Earn, Perth, Perthshire PH2 9BQ
10 simple reasons to choose Kilgraston Junior School
Independent prep school in Perth.
For pupils aged 5 to 12 years.
Mixed school from Sep 2021 (about 80% girls).
Day and girls' boarding school. Around 20% of pupils board, all are full boarders. Boarding starts from P4 for girls only.
Religious character; Roman Catholic.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Very small school, with less than one class per year (combined year groups).
Junior division of Kilgraston School, an all-through school to age 18.
Kilgraston Junior School fees range from £4,470 (Rec) to £5,940 per term (2022/23). Full boarding fees are £9,910 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Kilgraston Junior School
Schoolsmith Score®; 83.
One of the best independent prep schools in Perth and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.
On average, 13.3 pupils per class and 8.8 pupils per teacher, from Primary 1.
At the end of Primary 7, most Junior School girls move up to the girls only Kilgraston School. There hasn't yet been a leaving cohort of boys.
School curriculum is guided by the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It also includes PSHE, Ethical Enterprise, French, Latin. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for music, art, languages, computing, drama and sport throughout, and for all subjects from Primary 7 when pupils take their lessons in the senior school.
School values are informed by Catholic social morality. There is regular collective worship and prayer, and observance of Catholic celebrations.
Four PE and games sessions per week. School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Primary 3.
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 Primary 3. Choir, orchestra, and some instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
The school day runs from 8.00am to 6.00pm, with activities. Occasional boarding facility. Minibus service.
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