10 Stafford Street, Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute G84 9JX
10 simple reasons to choose Lomond School, Junior School
Independent prep school and nursery in Helensburgh.
For pupils aged 3 to 12 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, 25% are full boarders and 75% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from P6.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Junior division of Lomond School, an all-through school to age 18.
Lomond School, Junior School fees range from £3,137 (Rec) to £4,303 per term (2021/22). Full boarding fees are £10,153 per term.
10 better reasons to choose Lomond School, Junior School
Schoolsmith Score®; 78.
One of the best independent prep schools in Argyll & Bute and the best primary school for 10 miles.
On average, 14.3 pupils per class and 10 pupils per teacher, from Primary 1.
Having been based within the senior school building for two years, most Primary 7 pupils graduate to Lomond School.
School curriculum is guided by the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence and also includes PSHE, French. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and drama throughout, for languages, art, DT and computing from Primary 6, and for all subjects other than maths and English from Primary 7.
There are regular educational trips and outdoor learning sessions for all year groups, as well as visiting speakers. Residential trips from P6.
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. 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 some take extra-curricular instrument lessons from P3. Two choirs and some instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.
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Independent Prep Schools
Day: The High School of Glasgow, Junior School (19.6 miles); Kelvinside Academy, Junior School (20.9 miles); The Glasgow Academy, Prep and Pre-Prep schools (21.5 miles). Boarding: Dollar Academy, Prep & Junior School (50.1 miles); Ardvreck School (58.3 miles); Cargilfield Preparatory School (65.1 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Lomond School (0 miles); The High School of Glasgow Senior Division (19.6 miles); Kelvinside Academy (20.9 miles). Boarding: Lomond School (0 miles); Queen Victoria School (43 miles); Dollar Academy (50.1 miles).