Rothesay Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH4 9NJ
10 reasons to choose Talbot Heath Junior School
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Talbot Heath Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 80. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Bournemouth and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Talbot Heath Junior School is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy from Year 1. It is the junior division of Talbot Heath School, an all-through school to age 18. Talbot Heath Junior School fees range from £3,263 (Rec) to £5,648 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Talbot Heath Junior School typically has two classes per year, and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Most Junior School pupils move up to Talbot Heath School at the end of Year 6. A small number head to a local grammar school.
The Talbot Heath Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, STEAM, French. Topic based learning for history, geography and RE in pre-prep. STEAM lessons from Reception promote problem solving and project skills. It is an Apple Distinguished School to reflect the high degree of integration of digital learning in the curriculum. 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 and residential trips from Year 5. Forest School sessions for all pupils every half term.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout, for languages from Year 3, and for science from Year 4.
Sport at Talbot Heath Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Talbot Heath 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. Two choirs and some instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Talbot Heath Junior School
St Martin’s School, Bournemouth (1.2 miles); The Park School, Bournemouth (2.9 miles).
Talbot Heath School (0 miles); Bournemouth Collegiate School (4.5 miles); Canford School (6.6 miles).
Bournemouth School (2.6 miles); Bournemouth School for Girls (3.1 miles); Magna Academy (4.9 miles).