5 Montpelier Ave, Ealing, London W5 2XP
10 reasons to choose St Benedict's Junior School
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St Benedict’s Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 78. It is one of the best independent prep schools in Ealing and one of the 5 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Benedict’s Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (70%/30%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of St Benedict’s School, an all-through school to age 18. St Benedict’s Junior School fees range from £4,980 (Rec) to £5,535 per term (2022/23).
Average class size
St Benedict’s Junior School has two classes per year and an average class size of 22 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to St Benedict’s School.
The St Benedict's Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHEE, reasoning, French. School values are informed by Catholic social morality. Religious Education accounts for 10% of curriculum time. There is daily collective prayer, regular worship, and observance of Catholic celebrations, and preparation for the Holy Sacraments. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different 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, art, music, computing, and science throughout, and for languages from Year 3.
Sport at St Benedict's Junior School
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 St Benedict's 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 about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, and orchestra, and some instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near St Benedict's Junior School
Notting Hill and Ealing High Junior School (0.4 miles); Harvington Prep School (0.4 miles); Durston House School (0.5 miles).
Montpelier Primary School (0.5 miles); North Ealing Primary School (0.6 miles); Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Benedict’s School (0.2 miles); Notting Hill and Ealing High School (0.4 miles); St Augustine’s Priory (0.7 miles).
Drayton Manor High School (1.4 miles); Twyford Church of England High School (1.7 miles); The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls (1.8 miles).