Wilmar Lodge, Meins Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 6QU
10 simple reasons to choose Westholme Junior & Infants School
Independent prep school in Blackburn.
For pupils aged 4 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Church of England.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Junior division of Westholme School, an all-through school to age 18.
Westholme Junior & Infants School fees range from £2,895 (Rec) to £3,120 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Westholme Junior & Infants School
Schoolsmith Score®; 78.
One of the best independent prep schools in Blackburn and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.
On average, 20.8 pupils per class and 15.6 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most Junior School pupils move up to Westholme School, at the end of Year 6.
School curriculum follows the National Curriculum and also includes PSHEE, French. 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.
School enhances the curriculum with educational trips, visitors and residentials for the senior pupils. Forest School for the youngest pupils.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in swimming.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum, and there are speech & drama sessions in the infant school. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular lessons from Year 3. Choir, orchestra and some instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Westholme Junior & Infants School
Independent Prep Schools
Highfield Priory School (9.4 miles); Oakhill Preparatory School (9.6 miles).
State Primary Schools
St Barnabas & St Paul's Church of England Primary School (1.8 miles); The Redeemer Church of England Primary, Blackburn (3.8 miles); Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Primary School (4.6 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Westholme School (0 miles); Oakhill School (9.6 miles).
State Senior Schools
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (1.6 miles); St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy (1.9 miles).