Ffriddoedd Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2EL
(DRAFT Profile)
Characteristics
Independent junior school and nursery.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Christian.
Mixed ability intake.
Very small school, with less than one class per year (combined year groups).
Junior division of an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £2,420 (Rec) to £2,860 per term (2019/20).
10 other reasons to choose St Gerard's Junior School
1) Schoolsmith Score®; 70-75 (provisional).
2) One of the 2 prep or primary schools you should shortlist within a 10 mile radius.
3) On average, 15.3 pupils per class and 10.2 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
4) Most pupils go on to the senior school, a school with a track record for academic achievement.
5) School offers a programme of trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum.
6) Specialist teachers for sport, music, computing and languages throughout.
7) School curriculum also includes PSHE, Welsh, French. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and a small number of academic clubs.
8) School offers over 10 different sports.
9) Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are also some visual and performing arts clubs.
10) As a junior division of St Gerard's School, Bangor, the school offers pupils access to its specialised teaching and facilities, as well as eventual progression to the senior school.
Other schools with a Schoolsmith Score near St Gerard's Junior School
Independent Prep
Treffos Preparatory School & Nursery (4.9 miles); Rydal Penrhos Preparatory School (22.1 miles).
Independent Senior
St Gerard's School, Bangor (0 miles); St. David's College, Llandudno (19.9 miles); Rydal Penrhos (21.8 miles).