17 Albyn Place, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB10 1RU
10 reasons to choose St Margaret's Junior School
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St Margaret’s Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 76. It is one of the best independent prep schools in Aberdeen and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Margaret’s Junior School is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 3 and 12 years. It has a co-ed nursery. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of St Margaret’s School for Girls, an all-through school to age 18. St Margaret’s Junior School fees range from £3,038 (Rec) to £4,909 per term (2023/24).
Average class size
St Margaret’s Junior School has one class per year and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Primary 7, most Junior pupils move up to St Margaret’s School, Aberdeen.
The St Margaret's Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence, maximising cross-curricular learning through science, social studies and the arts. It also includes PSHE, French, Latin. 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 Primary 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout, for food technology from Primary 1, and for art, drama, and languages from Primary 5.
Sport at St Margaret's Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Primary 3.
The Arts at St Margaret's Junior School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Primary 3. 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.
Find another school near St Margaret's Junior School
Robert Gordon’s College, Junior School (0.8 miles); Albyn School, Lower School (0.8 miles); Lathallan Junior School (28.5 miles).
St Margaret’s School for Girls Senior Division (0 miles); Robert Gordon’s College (0.8 miles); Albyn School (0.8 miles).