30 Christchurch Road, Reading, Berkshire RG2 7AR
10 reasons to choose The Abbey School, Junior School
Main point of differentiation
With a Schoolsmith Score® of 82 The Abbey School, Junior School is one of the highest scoring prep schools in the Reading area. A girls-only school, it also has a particularly strong arts curriculum.
School fundamentals
The Abbey School, Junior School is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of The Abbey School Reading, an all-through school to age 18. The Abbey School, Junior School fees range from £5,663 (Rec) to £7,451 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
The Abbey School, Junior School has two classes per year to Year 2, three from Year 3, and an average class size of 15 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Most Junior School pupils move up to The Abbey School seniors at the end of Year 6.
The Abbey School, Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish, German. 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 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, languages, drama, and music throughout, and for science from Year 3.
Sport at The Abbey School, 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 The Abbey School, Junior School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and 80% take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four choirs, orchestra and 8 instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near The Abbey School, Junior School
St Joseph’s College, Prep School (1.1 miles); St Edward’s Prep, Reading (1.9 miles); Crosfields School (2.3 miles).
Aldryngton Primary School (1.8 miles); Caversham Primary School (2.4 miles); St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School (2.5 miles).
Leighton Park School (0.8 miles); The Abbey School Reading (0.9 miles); St Joseph’s College, Reading (1.1 miles).
Reading Girls’ School (0.5 miles); Reading School (0.6 miles); Kendrick School (0.7 miles).