Woolton Hill, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 9XE
10 reasons to choose Woolton Hill Junior School
Main point of differentiation
Woolton Hill Junior School is one of the best state primary schools in the Newbury area, ranking in the top 15% in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Woolton Hill Junior School is a state junior school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school is federated with St Thomas’ CofE Infant School in the The Schools of Woolton Hill. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Woolton Hill Junior School has five classes, some whole year, some mixed age, and an average class size of 25 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Woolton Hill Junior School achieves attainment results that are around the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The Woolton Hill Junior School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately, with some cross-curricular linking where appropriate. 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 and residential trips for Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Woolton Hill Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Woolton Hill Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
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