The Junior School caters for children aged four to eleven. There are two parallel classes for each age group, with an average of 18 pupils in each. Children progress through the Junior School, before transferring to the Senior School at the end of Year 6. Following the aims of the National Curriculum, children are encouraged to acquire the basic skills of literacy, oracy and numeracy and to use their curiosity and imagination, so that they may realise their full potential academically, socially and physically. French is taught by a department of experienced, specialist teachers.
All classes have a daily French lesson, which varies in length according to the age of the children.
Effective communication and enjoyment in language-learning are primary aims. The Physical Education programme encourages children to develop physical fitness, individual skills and a sense of 'team play'. A full and varied curriculum including football, netball, basketball, hockey, and short tennis is taught by specialists. Swimming is taught in the indoor pool. In Music the recorder is taught from Year 2 and, as a child's technical ability improves, there is the opportunity to learn an orchestral instrument with specialist teachers.