Hereford Cathedral Junior School, Hereford

Hereford Cathedral Junior School
28 Castle Street
Hereford
HR1 2NW
Head: Mr Christopher Wright
T 01432 363511
E [email protected]
W www.herefordcs.com
A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 3 to 11 with a linked senior school
Boarding: No
Local authority: Herefordshire
Pupils: 185
Religion: Christian
Fees: £8,271-£10,845 pa
Open days: Sat 14 Nov, 11am Senior & Sixth Form Virtual Open Morning
Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
ISI report: View the ISI report
Linked schools: Hereford Cathedral School

What The Good Schools Guide says..

The creative arts are plainly very important here - a lovely feature is the Olympic Wall in the main garden - a tiled mural which incorporates designs by every child in the school. A lovely wild garden with a pond, lots of homes for masonry bees and ladybirds, wild flowers and so on. The children in year 5 are responsible for the gardening and there is a pond club too. Each child we spent time with was friendly, relaxed, happy and engaged. Bouncing about full of things to talk about. You can pretty much hear their little brains fizzing...

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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.

Choir school - substantial scholarships and bursaries usually available for choristers.

What The Good Schools Guide says

Head

Since September 2014, Christopher Wright, previously assistant head at Exeter Cathedral School. Degree from Warwick in industrial economics, and masters in economics. Has taught at Winchester House School, St Edward’s Oxford, The Banda School in Nairobi and Moor Park. Married to Jo; their youngest child has joined the school. Likes squash, tennis, scuba diving and surfing.

Entrance

Not selective in its lower years and accepts children into the nursery from the start of the term they turn 3. There is also an intake in reception and at age 7, although entrance is possible at other ages, subject to space and suitability. As children get older there are interviews and entrance tests and a requirement for reports from their current school.

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Leavers' destinations

School	Year	Places	Scholarships	Description
Hereford Cathedral School	2020	46	6	Academic Scholarship; Sports Scholarship; Music Scholarships(2); Allrounder Scholarships(2); Music Exhibitions (2) 1 sports 2 music 2 music exhibitions 2 all rounder
St Mary's RC High School	2020	3
Lady Hawkins' School	2020	1

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