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The Abbey School, Junior School, Reading RG2

30 Christchurch Road, Reading, Berkshire RG2 7AR

The Abbey School, Junior School, Reading RG2

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

Independent Prep Schools

St Joseph’s College, Prep School (1.1 miles); St Edward’s Prep, Reading (1.9 miles); Crosfields School (2.3 miles).

State Primary Schools

Aldryngton Primary School (1.8 miles); Caversham Primary School (2.4 miles); St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School (2.5 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Leighton Park School (0.8 miles); The Abbey School Reading (0.9 miles); St Joseph’s College, Reading (1.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

Reading Girls’ School (0.5 miles); Reading School (0.6 miles); Kendrick School (0.7 miles).

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