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The King’s School, Junior King’s School, Canterbury CT2

Milner Court, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent CT2 0AY

The King's School, Junior King's School, Canterbury CT2

10 simple reasons to choose The King's School, Junior King's School

Independent prep school and nursery in Sturry, Canterbury.
For pupils aged 3 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Around 20% of pupils board, 80% are full boarders and 20% are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 5.
Religious character; Church of England.
Academically selective admissions policy from Year 5.
Large school with an average of three classes per year.
Junior division of The King's School Canterbury, an all-through school to age 18.
The King's School, Junior King's School fees range from £3,975 (Rec) to £6,655 per term (2022/23). Full boarding fees are £9,365 per term.

10 better reasons to choose The King's School, Junior King's School

Schoolsmith Score®; 90.
One of the best independent prep schools in Canterbury and one of the 7 best primary schools for 5 miles.
On average, 15.3 pupils per class and 11.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 8, 60%-80% of Junior King's pupils go on to the senior school, King's Canterbury. Others go to any one of 20 independent schools. 25% win scholarships. 15%-20% leave for a grammar school at Year 6.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Latin. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School has a significant outdoor and environmental curriculum including Forest School (pre-prep) and the Milner Challenge programme for years 5 to 7.
School is one of the 50 prep schools with the most extensive sports offers in the UK. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in football, hockey, rugby, swimming, tennis.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school is one of the 50 prep schools with the most extensive creative and performing arts extra-curricular programmes in the UK.
Out of school hours care to 6.00pm if participating in a club.

Find another school near The King's School, Junior King's School

Independent Prep Schools

Day: St Edmund's Junior School & Pre-Prep (3.6 miles); Kent College Junior School, Canterbury (4.5 miles); Chartfield School (11.6 miles). Boarding: St Edmund's Junior School & Pre-Prep (3.6 miles); Kent College Junior School, Canterbury (4.5 miles); St Lawrence College Junior School (14.9 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury (2.3 miles); Blean Primary School (4.3 miles); Herne Church of England Junior School (4.3 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: The King's School Canterbury (2.4 miles); St Edmund's School, Canterbury (3.6 miles); Kent College Canterbury (3.8 miles). Boarding: The King's School Canterbury (2.4 miles); St Edmund's School, Canterbury (3.6 miles); Kent College Canterbury (3.8 miles).

State Senior Schools

The Archbishop's School (2.9 miles); Barton Court Grammar School (2.9 miles); Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School (3.6 miles).

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