Pitt Street, Gloucester GL1 2BG
10 reasons to choose The King's School, Gloucester, Junior School
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The King’s School, Gloucester, Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Gloucester and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
The King’s School, Gloucester, Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is also a Choir School. 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 The King’s School, an all-through school to age 18. The King’s School, Gloucester, Junior School fees range from £3,180 (Rec) to £6,055 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
The King’s School, Gloucester, Junior School has two classes per year and an average class size of 15 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils go on to The King’s School, Gloucester.
The King's School, Gloucester, Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHEE, critical thinking, 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 for all pupils and residential trips from Year 5. The Keystones programme encourages participation in the broad and extra-curriculum with age-specific challenges.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for computing, science and art from Year 5.
Sport at The King's School, Gloucester, Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in hockey, squash.
The Arts at The King's School, Gloucester, Junior School
School educates the choristers of Gloucester Cathedral. Art, music, and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and three-quarters take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, orchestra and three instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am provided by school staff and to 6.00pm provided on-site by external contractors.
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