St Thomas Hill, Canterbury, Kent CT2 8HU
10 reasons to choose St Edmund's Junior School & Pre-Prep
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St Edmund’s Junior School & Pre-Prep has a Schoolsmith Score® of 87. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Canterbury and one of the 4 best primary schools for 2 miles.
School fundamentals
St Edmund’s Junior School & Pre-Prep is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 13 years. It is also a Choir School. Boarding from Year 6 for the 10% of pupils who board. 95% are full boarders and 5% are weekly or flexi boarders. 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 St Edmund’s School, an all-through school to age 18. St Edmund’s Junior School & Pre-Prep fees range from £3,911 (Rec) to £6,495 per term (2024/25). Full boarding fees are £11,868 per term. Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
St Edmund’s Junior School & Pre-Prep usually has one class per year to Year 2, two from Year 3, and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Most St Edmund’s Junior School pupils move up to the senior school at the end of Year 8. Only a small number (5%) leave for grammar school at the end of Year 6.
The St Edmund's Junior School & Pre-Prep curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHEE, French, Latin. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for pre-prep and residential trips from Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 6.
Sport at St Edmund's Junior School & Pre-Prep
School offers over 20 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and an extensive extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Edmund's Junior School & Pre-Prep
School educates the choristers of Canterbury Cathedral. 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 two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. 2 choirs (excluding the choristers), two orchestras and several instrument ensembles. The school is one of the top 50 UK prep schools for the breadth of its creative and performing arts extra-curriculum.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near St Edmund's Junior School & Pre-Prep
Kent College Junior School, Canterbury (1.9 miles); The King’s School, Junior King’s School (3.6 miles); Lorenden Preparatory School (10.8 miles); Northbourne Park School (17.1 miles).
Blean Primary School (0.7 miles); St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School, Canterbury (1.6 miles); Hernhill Church of England Primary School (4.4 miles).
St Edmund’s School, Canterbury (0 miles); Kent College Canterbury (0.2 miles); The King’s School Canterbury (1.5 miles).
The Archbishop’s School (1.5 miles); Barton Court Grammar School (2.1 miles); Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School (2.8 miles).