Warwick Road, Coventry, West Midlands CV3 6AQ
10 reasons to choose King Henry VIII Junior School
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King Henry VIII Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 83. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Coventry and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
King Henry VIII Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 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 prep school to King Henry VIII School, an all-through school to age 18. King Henry VIII Junior School fees range from £3,673 (Rec) to £4,198 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
King Henry VIII Junior School usually has two classes per year, sometimes three, and an average class size of 22 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to King Henry VIII School.
The King Henry VIII Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHEE, French. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different 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, music, languages, art and computing throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at King Henry VIII Junior School
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in orienteering.
The Arts at King Henry VIII Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. 3 choirs (including a compulsory Years 3 & 4 choir), orchestra and up to 10 instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near King Henry VIII Junior School
Bablake Junior School & Pre-Prep (1.8 miles); Pattison College, Prep School (2.5 miles); Crackley Hall School (3.6 miles).
All Souls Catholic Primary School (1.3 miles); St Osburg’s Catholic Primary School, Coventry (1.4 miles); Stanton Bridge Primary School (2.4 miles).
King Henry VIII School (0.5 miles); Bablake School (1.8 miles); Pattison College (2.5 miles).
Finham Park School (1.2 miles); Sidney Stringer Academy (1.8 miles); Meadow Park School (2 miles).