4 Gray's Inn Place, London WC1R 5EY
10 reasons to choose City Junior School
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City Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 83. It is a new school, superseding City of London School for Girls Prep, and a joint venture between City of London School for Girls and City of London School.
School fundamentals
City Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of City of London School for Girls, an all-through school to age 18. City Junior School fees are £9,810 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
City Junior School will be three-form entry, with an average class size of 24 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
All City Junior School pupils are expected to move seamlessly to the two City of London School or City of London School for Girls at the of Year 6. There is no entrance exam for City Junior School pupils.
The City Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum but also includes PSHCEE, French, Spanish, German, Mandarin, Latin. The curriculum is broadened by two to four options per year including orchestra, debating, creative arts, philosophy, entrepreneurship, history of art, and Greek mythology. 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 from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at City 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 City 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. Two choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.15pm.
Find another school near City Junior School
The Charterhouse Square School (0.8 miles); Dallington School (1 mile); St Paul’s Cathedral School (1.1 miles).
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles); Christopher Hatton Primary School (0.6 miles); St Joseph’s Primary School (0.9 miles).
City of London School for Girls (1.2 miles); City of London School (1.2 miles); The Royal Ballet School (1.5 miles); Westminster School (2.4 miles).
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School (1.2 miles); London Nautical School (1.4 miles); Central Foundation Boys’ School (2 miles).