Faringdon Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 1BE
10 reasons to choose The School of St Helen and St Katharine, Junior Department
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The School of St Helen and St Katharine, Junior Department has a Schoolsmith Score® of 79. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Abingdon and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
The School of St Helen and St Katharine, Junior Department is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 9 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of The School of St Helen and St Katharine, an all-through school to age 18. The School of St Helen and St Katharine, Junior Department fees are £8,520 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
The School of St Helen and St Katharine, Junior Department has one class per year and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
All Junior Department girls are guaranteed a place at The School of St Helen & St Katherine’s after Year 6.
The School of St Helen and St Katharine, Junior Department curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, German, Mandarin. 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, art, DT, drama and languages throughout.
Sport at The School of St Helen and St Katharine, Junior Department
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at The School of St Helen and St Katharine, Junior Department
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Junior choir, whole school orchestra and several whole school instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Buses depart at 4.20pm. Most clubs and activities take place in the 1hr20m lunch break.
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