Belstead Road, Birkfield, Ipswich, Suffolk IP2 9DR
10 simple reasons to choose St Joseph's College Prep School
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Less than 5% of pupils board, 90% are full boarders and 10% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Religious character; Christian.
Non-selective intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Prep school to St Joseph's College, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £3,210 (Rec) to £4,170 per term (2019/20). Full boarding fees are £9,045 per term.
10 better reasons to choose St Joseph's College Prep School
Schoolsmith Score®; 79.
One of the 3 best independent or state primaries within a 2 mile radius.
On average, 16.2 pupils per class and 10.8 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most pupils move up to the senior school at the end of Year 6.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
School offers over 15 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. 2 choirs, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
Attractive buildings and setting.
Find another school near St Joseph's College Prep School
Independent Prep Schools
Ipswich Preparatory School (2.1 miles); The Meadows Montessori School (3.4 miles); Ipswich High School, Prep School (4.3 miles).
State Primary Schools
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich (0.9 miles); St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich (1.9 miles); St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich (2.4 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
St Joseph's College, Ipswich (0 miles); Ipswich School (2.1 miles); Ipswich High School (4.3 miles).
State Senior Schools
Northgate High School (3.2 miles); St Alban's Catholic High School (3.4 miles); Kesgrave High School (5.2 miles).