Belstead Road, Birkfield, Ipswich, Suffolk IP2 9DR
10 reasons to choose St Joseph's College Prep School
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St Joseph’s College Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 79. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Ipswich and one of the 3 best primary schools for 2 miles.
School fundamentals
St Joseph’s College Prep School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to St Joseph’s College, an all-through school to age 18. St Joseph’s College Prep School fees range from £4,058 (Rec) to £5,580 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
St Joseph’s College Prep School has one class per year and an average class size of 14 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 most Prep School pupils move up to St Joseph’s College, Ipswich.
The St Joseph's College Prep School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, Spanish. 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 and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for science from Year 5.
Sport at St Joseph's College Prep School
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 Joseph's College Prep School
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 up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near St Joseph's College Prep School
Ipswich Preparatory School (2.1 miles); The Meadows Montessori School (3.4 miles); Ipswich High School, Prep School (4.3 miles).
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).
St Joseph’s College, Ipswich (0 miles); Ipswich School (2.1 miles); Ipswich High School (4.3 miles).
Northgate High School (3.2 miles); St Alban’s Catholic High School (3.4 miles); Kesgrave High School (5.2 miles).