College Green, William Nicholls Drive, Old St Mellons, Cardiff CF3 5YX
10 reasons to choose St John's College, Junior & Infants
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St John’s College, Junior & Infants has a Schoolsmith Score® of 80. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Cardiff and one of the 6 best primary schools for 7 miles.
School fundamentals
St John’s College, Junior & Infants is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is also a Choir School. It is a Roman Catholic school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of St John’s College, an all-through school to age 18. St John’s College, Junior & Infants fees range from £3,755 (Rec) to £4,690 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
St John’s College, Junior & Infants has one class per year to Year 3, two from Year 4, and an average class size of 15 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to St John’s College, Cardiff. 50% of pupils win awards and scholarships.
The St John's College, Junior & Infants curriculum
School curriculum is based on the Welsh National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, Welsh, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in chess.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers. Forest School for infants. Residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for most subjects in Year 6.
Sport at St John's College, Junior & Infants
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St John's College, Junior & Infants
School educates the choristers of Cardiff Metropolitan 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 80% take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs (in addition to the choristers), orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near St John's College, Junior & Infants
Kings Monkton School, Infants & Juniors (5.7 miles); Howell’s Prep School (6.8 miles); Cathedral School Primary, Llandaff (6.9 miles).
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