Balmoral Road, Nottingham NG1 4HX
10 reasons to choose Nottingham Girls' High Infant & Junior School
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Nottingham Girls’ High Infant & Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 82. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Nottingham and one of the 3 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Nottingham Girls’ High Infant & Junior School is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Nottingham Girls’ High School, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of the Girls’ Day School Trust. Nottingham Girls’ High Infant & Junior School fees range from £4,537 (Rec) to £4,673 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Nottingham Girls’ High Infant & Junior School has two classes per year and an average class size of 12 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Nottingham Girls’ High Junior School pupils move up to the senior school.
The Nottingham Girls' High Infant & Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHCE, French. A ‘Mastery Curriculum’ underpinned by RECIPE learning habits; Resilience, Empathy, Creativity, Initiative, Positivity, Excellence. History, geography, RE, science, computing, languages, PSHCE, art and DT are taught within cross-curricular topics throughout. It is an Apple Distinguished School to reflect the high degree of integration of digital learning in the curriculum. 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 and visiting speakers. Outdoor learning throughout the school and residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout, and for science and DT from Year 5.
Sport at Nottingham Girls' High Infant & Junior School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Nottingham Girls' High Infant & Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
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