Junior School Review
“Academically top of the tree” Independent School ofthe Year 2025
“Academically top of the tree, and a place where everything about the learning is designed to inspire.
A wonderful first step on the Habs ladder – and now with more ties to the boys’ and senior schools.
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Independent School ofthe Year 2025
Likeable, empathetic and dynamic… talking excitedly of ‘igniting young minds with magical, wonderous learning’ and ‘putting girls at the heart of the curriculum’.
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Mrs Claire Brown, Head of Junior
Parents say she puts her money where her mouth is, having already incorporated oracy within writing classes, making maths more challenging…
Parents say they feel ‘more involved’ with the school and that ‘she really wants to know what we think’.
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Girls tell us she is ‘kind’, ‘ambitious’ and, intriguingly… ‘courageous’.
Girls we met were curious and bright, and full of beans and smiley faces.
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Several parents told us this is what won them over when they looked round. ‘But what I liked more than anything is that there isn’t too much emphasis on whether you succeed or fail – it’s more about creating work you’re proud of,’ added one.
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Teaching is fast-paced, lively and fun “ ”
‘The girls like the Habs way of inspiring a love of learning rather than push, push, push,’ said one. Independent School ofthe Year
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“Art and DT specialists teach a bespoke curriculum in a superb art room, where year 2s were sewing sea creatures.
From September 2025, the IPQ (Habs’ junior version of an EPQ which is completed in Year 5) when there’s an arty theme, eg sustainable fashion.
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Music more inclusive than last time we visited, so you can expect to hear a few off notes at the termly concerts as children gain confidence.
New Year 3 programme gives everyone a go at learning an instrument (included in fees)
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Girls say it’s a kind and supportive school. For inevitable friendship fallouts, parents say school is ‘on it quickly’ – not just in terms of dealing with it but introducing relevant stories to the curriculum.
