Guildford High School – Junior School
Guildford High School Junior School
Org 1: IAPS
United Learning
London Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 1SJ
Telephone: 01483 561440
Key dates: Autumn term: Tuesday 3 September 2024 to Friday 13 December 2024
Half term: Monday 21 October 2024 to Friday 1 November 2024
Spring term: Monday 6 January 2025 to Friday 28 March 2025
Half term: Monday 17 February 2025 to Friday 21 February 2025
Summer term: Tuesday 22 April 2025 to Friday 4 July 2025
Half term: Monday 26 May 2025 to Friday 30 May 2025
Age Range: Pre-Prep/Infants, Prep/Junior to 11
Day or Boarding: Day, Day Only
Gender: Girls
Chair of Local Governing Body: Ms Kate Richards
Head of Junior School: Mr Allistair Williamson, BPhEd Auckland
Deputy Head of Junior School: Mrs Kathryn L Hughes, BSc Hons London
Age range. Girls 4–11.
Number of pupils. 300.
Fees per term (2024-2025). Reception–Year 1: £4,946. Year 2: £5,637. Years 3–6: £6,327.
Awarded ‘Independent Preparatory School of the Decade 2022’ by The Sunday Times, ‘The Best Prep School for Academic Results’ in The Week magazine 2023 and ‘Best School for Pastoral Care’ in The Week magazine 2018, the Junior School at Guildford High School is situated on the same site as the Senior School. It is a modern, bright, self-contained school with the third floor specially dedicated to Art, Music, Science, IT and the Library.
The girls normally start in the Reception classes (4 years) or at Year 3 (7 years), however, they are welcome in any year group depending on spaces available, and work their way through the Junior School with natural progression on to the Senior School at Year 7 (11 years).
The breadth and depth of the curriculum encompasses 15 fast-paced subjects, with an embedded thinking skills programme. Three modern foreign languages are included, with Spanish starting in Year 1 for five-year-olds. Music, Drama and Sport play an important part in the curricular and extracurricular programmes. Specialist teachers and resources are employed throughout the Junior School. Parents and teachers work closely together to ensure excellent differentiation and a nurturing environment with strong pastoral care.
Guildford High School Junior School girls are confident, happy and well prepared for entry to the Senior School. (See Guildford High School Senior School entry in HMC section.) Charitable status. Guildford High School Junior School is part of United Learning which comprises: UCST (a Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in England, number 2780748, and a Registered Charity, number 1016538) and ULT (a Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in England, number 4439859, and an Exempt Charity).