27-28 Town Walls, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 1TN
10 simple reasons to choose Shrewsbury High Junior School
Independent prep school in Shrewsbury.
For pupils aged 4 to 11 years.
Girls' school.
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Prep school to Shrewsbury High School, an all-through school to age 18.
Shrewsbury High Junior School fees range from £3,420 (Rec) to £4,219 per term (2022/23).
10 better reasons to choose Shrewsbury High Junior School
Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
One of the best independent prep schools in Shrewsbury and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.
On average, 15 pupils per class and 10 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6, most Junior girls move up to Shrewsbury High School.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French. School promotes enquiry and thinking skills with a 'creative curriculum' for Years 1 to 6 which links English, history, geography, and RE through a termly theme. 'Period X' is a weekly topical lesson for all years promoting skills for mental wellbeing, physical wellbeing, personal development, and creativity. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for music, languages and sport throughout, for art, drama and DT from Year 3, and for science from Year 5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Weekly Forest School sessions for pupils up to Year 2.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
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. Choir, orchestra and several 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 6.00pm.
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St Winefride's RC Independent School (2 miles); Prestfelde School (2.1 miles); Adcote School for Girls, Prep (8.7 miles).
State Primary Schools
Longnor Church of England Primary School (6.9 miles); St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Bratton (11.5 miles); Priorslee Primary Academy (15.3 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Shrewsbury School (1 mile); Shrewsbury High School (2.1 miles); Adcote School for Girls (8.7 miles).
State Senior Schools
The Priory School, A Business and Enterprise College (0.2 miles); Belvidere School (2.4 miles); Thomas Telford School (14.2 miles).