Trull Road, Taunton, Somerset TA1 4QS
10 reasons to choose Queen's College Junior School, Taunton
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Queen’s College Junior School, Taunton has a Schoolsmith Score® of 83. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Taunton and one of the 3 best primary schools for 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Queen’s College Junior School, Taunton is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 months and 11 years. Boarding from Year 3 for the very small number of pupils who board. All are full boarders. It is a Methodist school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Queen’s College, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of the Methodist Independent Schools Trust. Queen’s College Junior School, Taunton fees range from £3,472 (Rec) to £5,816 per term (2025/26). Full boarding fees range from £7,638 to £9,988 per term. Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Queen’s College Junior School, Taunton has one class per year to Year 2, two from Year 3, and an average class size of 12 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to Queen’s College, Taunton.
The Queen's College Junior School, Taunton curriculum
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.
More on the curriculum
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.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Queen's College Junior School, Taunton
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.
The Arts at Queen's College Junior School, Taunton
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama from Year 3. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and three or four 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 Queen's College Junior School, Taunton
Taunton Preparatory School (2.3 miles); King’s College Prep School (3.4 miles); Wellington Prep School (7.4 miles).
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).
Queen’s College, Taunton (0 miles); King’s College, Taunton (1.7 miles); Taunton School (2.5 miles).
The Castle School (1.4 miles); Richard Huish College (1.9 miles); Monkton Wood Academy (3.9 miles).