Bradbourne Park Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3LD
10 reasons to choose Walthamstow Hall Junior School
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Walthamstow Hall Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81. It is one of the best independent prep schools in Sevenoaks and one of the 3 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Walthamstow Hall Junior School is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a United Reformed Church school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Walthamstow Hall, an all-through school to age 18. Walthamstow Hall Junior School fees range from £4,210 (Rec) to £5,390 per term (2022/23).
Average class size
Walthamstow Hall Junior School has one or two classes per year, and an average class size of 16 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, an average of 60%-70% of Junior School pupils move up to Walthamstow Hall School. 20% of girls leave for a grammar school, typically, Weald of Kent Grammar or Tonbridge Grammar. 10%-20% leave for a small number of independent schools, in particular, Kent College Pembury and Sevenoaks School.
The Walthamstow Hall Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHEE, reasoning, Study Skills, French. Curriculum is mainly subject based, but there is a whole school cross-curricular ‘Theme Day’ every half term. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 3 and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at Walthamstow Hall Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in swimming.
The Arts at Walthamstow Hall Junior School
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 from Year 3. Three choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.15am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Walthamstow Hall Junior School
The Granville School (0.4 miles); Solefield Preparatory School (1.9 miles); The New Beacon School (2.3 miles).
Sevenoaks Primary School (0.1 miles); St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks (1.2 miles); Lady Boswell’s Church of England Primary School (1.3 miles).
Walthamstow Hall (1 mile); Sevenoaks School (1.6 miles); Radnor House, Sevenoaks (3.5 miles).
St Olave’s and St Saviour’s Grammar School (8 miles); The Judd School (8.6 miles); Tonbridge Grammar School (9.1 miles).