Coombe Lane, Croydon, Surrey CR9 5BX
10 reasons to choose Royal Russell Junior School
Main point of differentiation
Royal Russell Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 83, the highest of the Croydon preps. A selective co-ed school, it has the widest and most successful sports offer, and uses more subject specialist teaching than other Croydon prep schools. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Royal Russell 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 Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Royal Russell School, an all-through school to age 18. Royal Russell Junior School fees range from £4,711 +VAT (Rec) to £6,005 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
Royal Russell Junior School has two classes per year to Year 4, three classes from Year 5, and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, over 80% of Junior pupils move up to Royal Russell School. Most of those who go elsewhere go to other local independent schools. Royal Russell School usually ranks in the top 25% of independent schools by exam results.
The Royal Russell Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish. Cross-curricular learning for the humanities, science and computing up to Year 2. The school offers each child a handful of 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 5. Forest School to Year 2.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for music, art, drama, languages, DT, computing, and sport throughout, and for science from Year 3.
Sport at Royal Russell 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 basketball, football, trampolining.
The Arts at Royal Russell Junior School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, orchestra and several 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 Royal Russell Junior School
Croydon High Junior School (1.4 miles); Elmhurst School (2.3 miles); Cumnor House School for Boys (3.3 miles).
Ridgeway Primary School and Nursery, South Croydon (2.1 miles); Gresham Primary School (2.2 miles); St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School, South Norwood (3.1 miles).
Royal Russell School (0 miles); Croydon High School (1.4 miles); Trinity School (1.9 miles).
Coloma Convent Girls’ School (1.3 miles); Archbishop Tenison’s CofE High School (1.9 miles); Shirley High School Performing Arts College (2 miles).