3 Ffriddoedd Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2EL
10 reasons to choose St Gerard's Junior School
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St Gerard’s Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Gwynedd and one of the 2 best primary schools for 10 miles.
School fundamentals
St Gerard’s Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of St Gerard’s School, an all-through school to age 18. St Gerard’s Junior School fees range from £3,237 (Rec) to £3,862 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
St Gerard’s Junior School is a small school, with mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 5.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to St Gerard’s School, Bangor.
The St Gerard's Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the Welsh National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, Welsh, French. 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 and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, computing and languages throughout.
Sport at St Gerard's Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year.
The Arts at St Gerard's Junior School
Art, music and drama 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 one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours, with clubs, are 8.30am to 4.30pm.
Find another school near St Gerard's Junior School
Treffos Preparatory School & Nursery (4.9 miles); Rydal Penrhos Preparatory School (22.1 miles).
St Gerard’s School, Bangor (0 miles); St. David’s College, Llandudno (19.9 miles); Rydal Penrhos (21.8 miles).