College Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 7AF
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St Lawrence College Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 83. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Ramsgate and one of the 4 best primary schools for 2 miles.
School fundamentals
St Lawrence College Junior School is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. Boarding from Year 3 for the very small number of pupils who board. 60% are full boarders and 40% are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of St Lawrence College, an all-through school to age 18. St Lawrence College Junior School fees range from £3,085 (Rec) to £4,827 per term (2024/25). Full boarding fees are £10,309 per term. Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
St Lawrence College Junior School has one class per year to Year 2, two from Year 3, and an average class size of 13 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, 50% of St Lawrence College Junior School pupils go on St Lawrence College, Ramsgate. Others leave mainly for local grammar schools.
The St Lawrence College Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, teaching and learning skills, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School or forest skills for all pupils and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at St Lawrence College Junior 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 Lawrence College Junior 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 half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm. Facility for occasional boarding.
Find another school near St Lawrence College Junior School
Wellesley Haddon Dene School (1.5 miles); Northbourne Park School (11.6 miles); The King’s School, Junior King’s School (14.9 miles).
Ramsgate Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles); Sandwich Junior School (6.1 miles); Worth Primary School, Deal (8.7 miles).
St Lawrence College (0 miles); The King’s School Canterbury (17.1 miles); St Edmund’s School, Canterbury (18.4 miles).
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School (0.7 miles); Dane Court Grammar School (2 miles); Sir Roger Manwood’s School (7.5 miles).