73 Grange Road, Cambridge CB3 9AA
10 reasons to choose St John's College School, Cambridge
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St John’s College School, Cambridge has a Schoolsmith Score® of 92. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Cambridge and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
St John’s College School, Cambridge is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 13 years. It is also a Choir School. Boarding from Year 4 for the 10% of pupils who board. All are full boarders. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy from Year 3. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. St John’s College School, Cambridge fees range from £5,605 (Rec) to £6,930 per term (2024/25). Full boarding fees are £10,920 per term. Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
St John’s College School, Cambridge has two classes per year to Year 2, three from Year 3, and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for St John’s College School leavers are one of 40 day or boarding independents. However, up to 50% of pupils head to a Cambridge day school; Perse Upper School, Stephen Perse School, The Leys School, and St Mary’s School. One third of pupils go on to a boarding school, in particular Rugby School, Oakham School, Oundle School, and Uppingham School. 40%-50% of pupils win awards and scholarships.
The St John's College School, Cambridge curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It also includes PSHE, philosophy, study skills, mindfulness, ‘Emotions for Learning’, French, Latin, Greek. The emphasis of the curriculum is on developing skills. Though subjects are taught separately, they are linked throughout the school to facilitate cross-curricular enquiry skill development. This is evident through English and the humanities subjects, and STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths). Teaching emotional intelligence is also a distinguishing feature. The school is one of the 50 prep schools with the most extensive academic and hobby extra-curricular programmes in the UK. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in science.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 7.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama, art, DT, computing, and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at St John's College School, Cambridge
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. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in hockey, sailing, swimming.
The Arts at St John's College School, Cambridge
School educates the choristers of St John’s College, Cambridge. Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Five choirs, orchestra and 11 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 8.05am to 5.30pm at Senior House, or 8.00pm at the boarding house. Facility for occasional boarding. Minibus service.
Find another school near St John's College School, Cambridge
King’s College School, Cambridge (0.3 miles); Stephen Perse Junior School Fitzwilliam Building (1.9 miles); The Heritage Infant & Junior School (1.9 miles); King’s Ely, Junior School and Acremont (16.4 miles); Barnardiston Hall Preparatory School (23.8 miles).
Newnham Croft Primary School (1.2 miles); St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, Cambridge (1.5 miles); Coton Church of England Primary School (2.6 miles).
The Leys School (1.7 miles); The Stephen Perse Foundation (1.9 miles); Mander Portman Woodward, Cambridge (1.9 miles); St Mary’s School, Cambridge (2 miles); King’s Ely (16.6 miles).
Chesterton Community College (1.2 miles); Parkside Community College (1.7 miles); Hills Road Sixth Form College (2.6 miles).