45 Hill St, Garnethill, Glasgow G3 6RJ
10 reasons to choose St Aloysius' College Junior School
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St Aloysius’ College Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 77. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Glasgow and one of the 3 best primary schools for 2 miles.
School fundamentals
St Aloysius’ College Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 12 years. It is a Roman Catholic (Jesuit) school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of St Aloysius’ College, an all-through school to age 18. St Aloysius’ College Junior School fees range from £4,073 (Rec) to £4,539 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
St Aloysius’ College Junior School has two classes per year and an average class size of 13 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Primary 7, after a year in the senior school building, most Junior School pupils move up to St Aloysius’ College.
The St Aloysius' College Junior School curriculum
School curriculum follow the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence, emphasising Catholic social morality. Religious Education, collective worship and prayer more significant than in non-Church schools, and there is preparation for the Holy Sacraments; Reconciliation in P3, First Holy Communion in P4, and Confirmation in P7. The curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Italian. 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, outdoor learning for all year groups and residential trips from Primary 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, art, music, science and computing throughout, and languages from Primary 2.
Sport at St Aloysius' College Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Primary 3.
The Arts at St Aloysius' College Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Primary 3. Two choirs, auditions for the whole-school Schola programme in P4, a wind band and a string ensemble. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near St Aloysius' College Junior School
The Glasgow Academy, Prep and Pre-Prep schools (1 mile); Kelvinside Academy, Junior School (1.9 miles); Hutcheson’s Grammar School, Primary (2.8 miles).
St Aloysius’ College (0 miles); The Glasgow Academy (1 mile); Kelvinside Academy (1.9 miles).