Stanstead Road, Catford, London SE6 4TY
10 simple reasons to choose St Dunstan's College Junior School
Independent prep school and nursery in Catford.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day school.
Religious character; Church of England.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Junior division of St Dunstan's College, an all-through school to age 18.
St Dunstan's College Junior School fees range from £4,988 (Rec) to £6,284 per term (2022/23).
10 better reasons to choose St Dunstan's College Junior School
Schoolsmith Score®; 81.
One of the best independent prep schools in Catford and one of the 5 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 22.7 pupils per class and 15.1 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to St Dunstan's College.
The school uses the International Primary Curriculum to teach geography, history, science (and pre-prep art) as a series of combined topics. Curriculum also includes PSHEE (Lessons for Life), reasoning, French, Spanish, German. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages and computing throughout, and for art and DT from Year 3.
The school calls its academic curriculum the 'Hecker Programme' and its extra-curricular programme the 'Forder Programme'. Each is designed to reflect and balance each of the school's five core values of confidence, courage, compassion, creativity, and curiosity.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive 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. Two choirs and several 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.
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Rose House Montessori School (1.2 miles); Sydenham High Prep School (2.4 miles); Colfe's Junior School (2.5 miles).
State Primary Schools
Dalmain Primary School (0.8 miles); Kilmorie Primary School (0.8 miles); Gordonbrock Primary School (0.9 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
St Dunstan's College (0 miles); Sydenham High School GDST (2.4 miles); Colfe's School (2.5 miles).
State Senior Schools
Prendergast School (1.5 miles); Sydenham School (1.8 miles); Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College (2.3 miles).