Carleton Turrets Craigweil Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire KA7 2XH
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Wellington Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 79. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Ayr and the best primary school for 10 miles.
School fundamentals
Wellington Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 12 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Wellington School, an all-through school to age 18. Wellington Junior School fees range from £3,770 (Rec) to £6,790 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Wellington Junior School usually has one class per year, sometimes two, and an average class size of 21 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Primary 7, most Wellington Junior School pupils move up to the senior school.
The Wellington Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence and also includes PSHE, STEM Focus Fortnight, French. The school has an international perspective, and is part of the Comenius project, an EU funded school linking programme. It also has a British Council’s International School Award. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different 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 Primary 5. The schools environmental education is recognised by an Eco Schools Green Flag accreditation. Outdoor learning for all pupils from P1 to P7 includes outdoor and beach lessons in P1 and P2, Mini Dukes in P2 and P3, Junior Dukes in P4, P5 and P6, and the John Muir Award in P7.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout, for languages from Primary 3, for art and computing from Primary 4, and for science from Primary 5.
Sport at Wellington Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Primary 3.
The Arts at Wellington Junior School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Primary 3. Choir, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.
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