Primary School Profile 2023-2024
The British School in Tokyo (BST) was founded in 1989. In the past 34 years it has continually grown
and flourished, with a commitment to excellence – delivering education founded in the English
National Curriculum and embracing all that our international and Japanese setting provides.
BST currently provides world-class education to over 1,100 students representing 60+ nationalities
in our two campuses within Tokyo, starting with Nursery classes for children aged 3 through to Year13 (aged 18 years old). BST has developed a reputation as one of the best international schools inJapan, with students transferring to leading universities worldwide.

1,100+ students at BST
60+ nationalities
Primary School

700+ students
3 ~ 11 years oldWe strive to achieve our personal best.
We are honest and show kindness, compassion and respect for others.
We are curious, creative and innovative in our thinking.
We embrace diversity and celebrate individuality.
We are internationally minded and culturally aware.
We have a sense of social and environmental responsibility.
Curriculum
At BST, we provide a broad and balanced curriculum, which has its foundations in theEnglish National Curriculum but extends well beyond its boundaries.
The curriculum offers :• English• Art• Design Technology (DT)• Maths• Science (Inquiry)• Religious Education (Inquiry)• Computing• Music and Drama• History (Inquiry)• Physical Education• Geography (Inquiry)• Modern Foreign Languages: Japanese from Nursery and French from Year 4
The school’s curriculum is pitched high and designed to challenge and enrich, with closemonitoring of students’ attainment informing individualised targets for progress.

ONE Teacher&ONE Education Assistant
per class1 : 11teacher
tostudentratioWe look to nurture each student’s unique potential and strive to help themcreate a strong sense of self, built around purpose and passion.
Entrance Requirements
BST operates an enrolment policy which is academically
non-selective. However, all subjects are taught in English,
therefore English language proficiency is an entry requirementfor BST.
Key Stage

Year

Age
(by 31 August)Foundation
Stage

Nursery

3Reception

4

Year 1

5Year2

6

Year37Year48

Year59Year 610

Key Stage 1

Key Stage 2

School Leadership
200+Clubs
across theschoolin4 categoriesMusicSports
Languages
Extra curricular• Principal of the School
Mr Paul Tough• Head of Primary School
Mrs Eleanor Loran• Deputy Head of Primary School
Mrs Nicola Hill
• Acting Deputy Head of Primary
SchoolMs Rebecca Remnant• Assistant Heads of Primary School
Mr Ben Girling
Mr Tom Kean
• Acting Assistant Head of Primary
SchoolMr Thomas Burnett• Music: Singing/Taiko/Keyboard/Strings/Wind and Brass/Percussion Instruments/Orchestra/Piano/Ukulele/Cello/Musical/
Production Prop & Set Design/Karaoke/Indie Band/Songwriting/Fiddlesticks, and much more
• Sports: Football/Basketball/Volleyball/Tai Chi/Badminton/Swimming/Table Tennis/Cricket/Gymnastics/Yoga/Athletics &Cross Fit/Rugby, and much more
• Language: Japanese/Korean/Chinese/French/Spanish• Extra curricular: Kung Fu/Studio Art/Block Coding/Dance/Ballet/Cheer Club/Calligraphy/Lego Technic/Taiko Drumming/Aikido/Speech & Drama/Animation/Board Games/Art & Craft/E-Sports/Global Cooking/Minecraft/Photography/
Maths/Textiles and Sewing/Sign Language/STEM/Origami/Digital Technologies Enrichment, and much moreSample Year 3 Timetable
Monday8:55 - 9:15

Tuesday

Wednesday

Morning Meeting

Morning Meeting

9:15 - 9:30

MathsDigitalTechnologyJapaneseJapaneseEnglish9:30 - 9:459:45 - 10:30
10:30 - 10:45

Play

10:45 - 11:00

Snack

11:00 - 11:30

Spelling

Maths

FridayMorning Meeting

Assembly
English
Maths

Maths

11:30 - 11:45
11:45 - 12:00

ThursdayEnglishLibrary

EnglishJapanese

Maths

12:00 - 12:30

Guided Reading

12:30 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 13:30

Play

13:30 - 14:00

Social Emotional
Learning

Guided Reading

14:00 - 14:45

Swim

Outdoor PE

14:45 - 15:30

Guided Reading

Social Emotional
Learning

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InquiryTime

Guided Reading

Inquiry Time

Handwriting
Indoor PE

MusicThe British School in Tokyo
1-3-3 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-0041, Japan+81 3-5544-9160 www.bst.ac.jp

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