Lonsdale Road, Barnes, London SW13 9JT
10 reasons to choose St Paul's Juniors
Main point of differentiation
St Paul’s Juniors has a Schoolsmith Score® of 88, one of the highest in South West London. It is a highly academic boys school, with an extensive arts and sports curriculum. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
St Paul’s Juniors is an independent prep day school for boys between the ages of 7 and 13 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of St Paul’s School, an all-through school to age 18, and is associated with The Mercers’ Company. St Paul’s Juniors fees are £9,551 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
St Paul’s Juniors has three classes per year rising to five from Year 7, and an average class size of 20 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Almost all St Paul’s Juniors pupils move up to St Paul’s School, making up half the senior school entry.
The St Paul's Juniors curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, engineering, classical civilisation, French, Latin, Greek. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in chess, maths.
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, and for all subjects from Year 5.
Sport at St Paul's Juniors
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, cricket, rugby 7s, swimming.
The Arts at St Paul's Juniors
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and 80% take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Three choirs, two orchestras and several instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
No wraparound care as such, but the school day is from 8.00/8.20am to 4.00pm. After school activities can extend the day to 6.00pm.
Find another school near St Paul's Juniors
The Harrodian Prep & Pre-Prep School (1 mile); Latymer Preparatory School (1.1 miles); Bute House Preparatory School (1.2 miles).
West London Free School Primary (1.2 miles); Sir John Lillie Primary School (1.3 miles); St Osmund’s Catholic Primary School, Barnes (1.3 miles).
St Paul’s School (0 miles); The Harrodian School (1 mile); Latymer Upper School (1.2 miles).
Sacred Heart High School (1 mile); Fulham Cross Girls’ School and Language College (1.8 miles); The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School (2 miles).