Ages 
Parents say that ‘it’s like a big family’ and ‘not a snooty school’, and we’d concur. ‘Jam-packed with creative adventures and experiences,’ the JB provides a stimulating education with great warmth and good humour, an excellent foundation for life at the senior school and beyond.
Why read our school review?
Unlike other websites, schools can't pay to be included in The Good Schools Guide. This means our review of this school is independent, critical and fair, and written with parents' best interests at heart.
Unlock to access
Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 251 ·
- Religion
- Non-denom
- Fees
- £28,725 pa
- Local authority
- London Borough of Camden
- Linked schools
Headteacher
Headmaster of Junior
Mr Lewis Hayward
Since 2014, Lewis Hayward MA (Oxon), a classicist who spent 10 years working in industry in Kenya and Saudi Arabia. An unsuccessful attempt to launch a business newspaper in Nairobi prompted a move back to the contrasting world of British country
Entrance
At 7+, around 30 boys are selected from the 200-odd applicants to join the 30 who transfer from the pre-prep. School looks for ‘curious, inquisitive boys who get on well with others’ and now places greater emphasis on face-to-face assessment, with
- Open days
- June, September and October
Exit
Virtually all to UCS senior school (no need for 11+), except (almost unheard of) if a child isn’t cutting it – in which case, parents can expect conversations around year 4, with head helping them find more appropriate schools elsewhere.
Latest results
There are no results to show for this school. Find out more.
Teaching & learning
Mobile phone policy
A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.
Mobile phone policy
Provided by the school and not part of our review Only Year 6 pupils are allowed to bring mobile phones into the Junior Branch and only with written permission from parents. They are required to hand a mobile into the school office for the duration of the school day. They must sign a mobile phone home/school agreement. Pupils are told about the risks of carrying a mobile about them in public.
Pupils
Money matters
- Fee information
- £28,725 pa
Our view
Life at the JB (as it’s affectionately known) is ‘phenomenally busy’, according to parents - and the pupils love it. The building has something of the feel of an old-style primary with its narrow corridors and high-ceilinged classrooms. We’d have
The last word
Parents say that ‘it’s like a big family’ and ‘not a snooty school’, and we’d concur. ‘Jam-packed with creative adventures and experiences,’ the JB provides a stimulating education with great warmth and good humour, an excellent foundation for life
