Wilmar Lodge, Meins Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 6QU
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Westholme Junior & Infants School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 78. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Blackburn and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Westholme Junior & Infants School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. 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 Westholme School, an all-through school to age 18. Westholme Junior & Infants School fees range from £3,405 +VAT (Rec) to £3,535 +VAT per term (2023/24).
Average class size
Westholme Junior & Infants School has one class per year rising to two and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Most Junior School pupils move up to Westholme School, at the end of Year 6.
The Westholme Junior & Infants School curriculum
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.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for infants and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at Westholme Junior & Infants School
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.
The Arts at Westholme Junior & Infants School
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 half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, orchestra and some 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 Westholme Junior & Infants School
Highfield Priory School (9.4 miles); Oakhill Preparatory School (9.6 miles).
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).
Westholme School (0 miles); Oakhill School (9.6 miles).
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School (1.6 miles); St Wilfrid’s Church of England Academy (1.9 miles).