Ditcham Park, Petersfield, Hampshire GU31 5RN
10 reasons to choose Ditcham Park Juniors
Main point of differentiation
Ditcham Park Juniors has a Schoolsmith Score® of 77, and with lowest fees, it is the low cost all-rounder of prep schools in Petersfield.
School fundamentals
Ditcham Park Juniors is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2.5 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Ditcham Park School, an all-through school to age 16. Ditcham Park Juniors fees range from £4,190 (Rec) to £5,977 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Ditcham Park Juniors has one class per year to Year 2, two from Year 3, and an average class size of 15 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to Ditcham Park School.
The Ditcham Park Juniors curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, STEAM, French, Spanish. ‘Topic-based curriculum to Year 2. Timetabled STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) lessons for all pupils to encourage thinking, design, and project skills. There is also a STEAM week. 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 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at Ditcham Park Juniors
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Ditcham Park Juniors
Art, drama, and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided onsite by an external contractor. Minibus service.
Find another school near Ditcham Park Juniors
Bedales Prep School and Pre-Prep (5.1 miles); Churcher’s College Junior School (15 miles).
Buriton Primary School (1.6 miles); Sheet Primary School (4.3 miles); Langrish Primary School (5.2 miles).
Ditcham Park School (0 miles); Churcher’s College (4.6 miles); Bedales School (6.3 miles).
Oaklands Catholic School (9.3 miles); Bohunt School (12.5 miles); Midhurst Rother College (14.1 miles).