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St Joseph’s Junior School, Launceston PL15

St Stephens Hill, Launceston, Cornwall PL15 8HN

10 reasons to choose St Joseph's Junior School

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St Joseph’s Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 76. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Launceston and the best primary school for 10 miles.

School fundamentals

St Joseph’s Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Ecumenical school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of St Joseph’s School, an all-through school to age 16. St Joseph’s Junior School fees range from £2,940 (Rec) to £5,628 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.

Average class size

St Joseph’s Junior School has one class per year and an average class size of 16 pupils.

Leavers' destinations

At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to St Joseph’s School, Launceston.

The St Joseph's Junior School curriculum

The School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. The school has a Primary Science Quality Mark Gold accreditation. 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 a residential trip in Year 6. Each pupil spends at least one hour per week in ‘Outdoor School’.

Specialist teaching

Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama, computing and languages throughout, and for science from Year 4.

Sport at St Joseph's Junior School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at St Joseph's Junior School

Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir, 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 5.30pm. Minibus service to pupils homes in a 25 miles radius.

Find another school near St Joseph's Junior School

Independent Prep Schools

Mount Kelly Prep School (22.1 miles); Shebbear College Prep School (22.3 miles).

State Primary Schools

Lamerton Church of England Primary School (10.7 miles); Callington Primary School (11.2 miles); St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School, Buckland Monachorum (18.7 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

St Joseph’s School, Launceston (0 miles); Mount Kelly College (21.9 miles); Shebbear College (22.3 miles).

State Senior Schools

Okehampton College (18.6 miles); Devonport High School for Girls (23.2 miles); Devonport High School for Boys (23.7 miles).

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