Adcote Junior School is a happy, inclusive environment in which your daughter can learn and thrive. As a school, we understand the crucial role that building self-confidence plays in the classroom, offering the opportunity for free thought and promoting a positive attitude towards learning and education. We give our girls the skills they need to succeed through support and positivity, both in the classroom and beyond.
The Junior School welcomes girls from seven years of age. Our form tutors incorporate the Key Stage 2 curriculum within a happy, safe, and caring environment, ensuring that all the girls’ individual needs are met regardless of ability. The girls enjoy a wide educational programme and numerous learning opportunities, including topic-linked trips and visiting speakers such as authors, as well as the opportunity to use technology through Google Classroom.
Class sizes throughout the Junior School are small and enable us to focus on developing individual literacy and mathematical skills through focused target setting.
As the girls progress through the school, they are encouraged to be more organized and independent. By the end of Year 6, pupils are well-prepared for their transition to the Senior School, with regular assessments allowing for targets to be set according to individual needs.
Girls enjoy the benefit of our on-site Sports Hall, music rooms, Library, woodlands area, ICT suites, Food Technology room, Great Hall, and Small Hall, which is used for drama and dance. There is an excellent selection of sports on offer, including gymnastics, hockey, netball, pop lacrosse, swimming, and tennis.
The girls have the opportunity to participate in many creative activities, including both music and drama. They enjoy performing on stage in our colourful, dramatic productions, which are well-attended by parents. The school prides itself on its LAMDA results for Spoken English and performs in the Shropshire Festival of Verse and Prose locally, as well as the Oswestry Music Festival.
The pastoral support, along with a varied curriculum in the Junior School, provides girls with a nurturing environment in which they flourish both academically and creatively. The broad curriculum ensures that they have a rounded foundation for future academic studies. Girls can start Junior School in Year 3, at the age of 7, under the guidance of primary teaching staff for English and Maths, with specialist teachers for their remaining lessons.
As your daughter progresses through the school, she will gradually be introduced to additional facilities and opportunities beyond the classroom. When your daughter leaves the Junior School at the end of Year 6, she will be well-prepared for the transition to Key Stage 3, with the familiar environment and Senior School teaching staff, ensuring a smooth transition.
For busy parents, our school hours are flexible. Children arriving at 8.00am are supervised and breakfast is available, pre-booking is needed. At the end of the school day, there is a supervised prep and activities until 5.30pm, followed by supper if required.
