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Queen’s College Junior School, Taunton TA1

Trull Road, Taunton, Somerset TA1 4QS

10 simple reasons to choose Queen's College Junior School, Taunton

Independent prep school and nursery in Taunton.
For pupils aged 3 months to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day and boarding school. Around 10% of pupils board, all are full boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Methodist.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Junior division of Queen's College, an all-through school to age 18.
Queen's College Junior School, Taunton fees range from £2,325 (Rec) to £4,220 per term (2022/23). Full boarding fees range from £5,615 to £8,020 per term.

10 better reasons to choose Queen's College Junior School, Taunton

Schoolsmith Score®; 83.
One of the best independent prep schools in Taunton and one of the 3 best primary schools for 2 miles.
On average, 16.3 pupils per class and 12.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to Queen's College, Taunton.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHME, French. In pre-prep the curriculum is topic based and 'creative'. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in science.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Forest School to Year 2 with outdoor learning also timetabled for Years 3 to 6. French residential trip for Year 6.
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 athletics, hockey.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama from Year 3. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and three or four instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near Queen's College Junior School, Taunton

Independent Prep Schools

Day: Taunton Preparatory School (2.3 miles); King's Hall School (3.4 miles); Wellington Prep School (7.4 miles). Boarding: Taunton Preparatory School (2.3 miles); King's Hall School (3.4 miles); Wellington Prep School (7.4 miles).

State Primary Schools

Trull Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles); Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Taunton (1.7 miles); Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School (4.7 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: Queen's College, Taunton (0 miles); King's College, Taunton (1.7 miles); Taunton School (2.5 miles). Boarding: Queen's College, Taunton (0 miles); King's College, Taunton (1.7 miles); Taunton School (2.5 miles).

State Senior Schools

The Castle School (1.4 miles); Richard Huish College (1.9 miles); Heathfield Community School (3.9 miles).

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