Upper Redlands Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1 5JT
10 reasons to choose St Joseph's College, Prep School
Main point of differentiation
St Joseph’s College, Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 75, and is the low cost all-rounder prep school in Reading. It also offers the best value for money.
School fundamentals
St Joseph’s College, Prep School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to St Joseph’s College, an all-through school to age 18. St Joseph’s College, Prep School fees range from £4,875 (Rec) to £5,276 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
St Joseph’s College, Prep School has one class per year and an average class size of 25 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Most St Joseph College Prep pupils move up to St Joseph’s College, Reading, at the end of Year 6.
The St Joseph's College, Prep School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and emphasises Catholic social morality. It also includes PSHEE, reasoning, 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, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, computing, and languages throughout.
Sport at St Joseph's College, Prep School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in squash.
The Arts at St Joseph's College, Prep School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near St Joseph's College, Prep School
The Abbey School, Junior School (1.1 miles); St Edward’s Prep, Reading (2.7 miles); Crosfields School (2.7 miles).
Aldryngton Primary School (1.5 miles); St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School (1.9 miles); Caversham Primary School (2.7 miles).
St Joseph’s College, Reading (0 miles); The Abbey School Reading (1.2 miles); Leighton Park School (1.2 miles).
Reading School (0.5 miles); UTC Reading (0.5 miles); Kendrick School (1 mile).