Nottingham High Infant and Junior School A GSG School
- Nottingham High Infant and Junior School
Waverley Mount
Nottingham
NG7 4ED - Head: Mrs Clare Bruce
- T 01158 452214
- E enquiries@nottinghamhigh.co.uk
- W www.nottinghamhigh.co.uk
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 4 to 11 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Nottingham
- Pupils: 322
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £12,282 - £14,289 pa
- Open days: November
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Nottingham High School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Largely made up of medics, university lecturers and business owners, parents are an aspirational bunch. But what they also told us they want out of the junior school – and indeed what they get – is a nurturing start. As in infants, junior activities are hands-on where possible – making volcanos, measuring shadows etc. And while the academic rigour (and homework) picks up pace in juniors, parents tell us that ‘the school is clever in how they do it – nobody feels it’s suddenly masses of work or pressurised.’ Reading is central to everything – helped by...
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2013, Clare Bruce MA PGCE, previously head of Derby Grammar Junior School. Educated at Hutchesons’ Grammar School, Glasgow, read English at St Andrews. Switched from McDonald’s graduate scheme to PGCE at Loughborough upon realising staff training was her favourite bit. Perhaps it was written in the stars, she concedes - both parents were teachers.
Strategic, professional and welcoming. Parents we spoke to felt it was a ‘good thing’ they hadn’t needed much, if any, interaction with her, ‘but you see her at the gates, events and parents’ evenings and she knows all the children.’ They like that she’s ‘firm but fair, the children know where they stand.’ ‘Not one to sugar-coat, and that kind of honesty is what you need in a head.’
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Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham High School | 2023 | 98% to the senior school |
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