Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Junior School A GSG School
- Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Junior School
Berkeley Place
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 1JX - Head: David Kendall
- T 0117 930 3068
- F 01179 293106
- E [email protected]
- W www.qehbristol.co.uk
- A mainstream independent school for boys aged from 7 to 11 with a linked senior school
- Read about the best schools in Bristol
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Bristol
- Pupils: 114
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £11,685 pa
- Open days: November and March
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Queen Elizabeth's Hospital
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Curriculum is based on but exceeds national literacy and numeracy frameworks, with daily maths and English lessons as standard. As in the senior school, pedagogy is designed for boys, with plenty of movement and praise from at least one parent for the way that school ‘manages short attention spans’! We were stunned by...
What the school says...
The 100-strong QEH Junior School provides an enjoyable and enriched educational experience which is relevant and meaningful for every single boy. We aim to develop each boy's personal qualities, provide a sound foundation for the future, and ensure that every boy leaves recognising himself as a lifelong learner.
QEH Junior School is unique in Bristol and, being small, focuses on the individual, fostering a love of learning whilst nurturing the interests and talents of each boy. Each will move on with ease and confidence to secondary education, secure in numeracy and literacy. We aim to be a happy place with strong pastoral care, academic excellence, and high standards in drama, sport and music. ...Read more
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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
Headmaster
Since 2017 Mr David Kendall BA, MEd, PGCE. A product of two Derbyshire state school teachers and a grammar school boy himself, he vowed never to go into teaching but yet here he is, now heading the junior part of the kind of school where he himself was educated. A long career teaching history in various prep schools, spells as director of studies at Westminster Under and deputy head at Newton Prep preceded his arrival at QEH: ‘It was time to escape London after 15 years - and Bristol’s a great city,’ he told us.
Luckily this head has not abandoned the classroom, for ‘When Mr Kendall teaches us, there are sparks in his eyes!’ one boy marvelled and ‘He’s exceptional,’ according to a parent. But what drew Mr Kendall...
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Special Education Needs
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth's Hospital | 2023 | Majority to the senior school |
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