The pattern of work in the Junior School is designed to equip the girls with the fundamental skills on which later academic work must depend, while at the same time fostering creativity. The girls are encouraged, to a large extent through practical activities, to work both independently and in co-operation and in general to feel themselves part of a wider community.
The National Curriculum is followed, with enrichment at all levels as appropriate. The rounded education includes sport, music and drama; girls are encouraged to give of their best both individually and in groups. A new building, completed in 1992, has allowed the School to expand and develop. The Junior School now has its own Hall/Gym and CDT laboratory. Teaching and material resources are still shared with the Senior School as appropriate, including the use of the senior IT room and staff. The Junior Department is linked to the Senior School on a computer network, and the Junior Library has its own computer and CD ROM.
The School has always been associated with a friendly and happy environment in which a full education can take place.
Girls normally transfer to the Senior School at 11+. Although the Junior and Senior Schools have distinct identities they are run as a single unit, with a single Headmistress.
