Wolverhampton Grammar Junior School Prospectus

Why choose Wolverhampton Grammar Junior School

Transforming lives as well as minds

Transforming lives as well as minds

Wolverhampton Grammar Junior School provides exceptional pastoral care and outstanding learning opportunities for your child.

Children join our school in every year group, from Reception to Year 6, and are quickly made to feel part of our special community, regardless of the point at which they start. Demand for school places is high. That’s because award winning leadership, light and bright classrooms, small class sizes and exceptional pastoral care provide the very best environment for your child.

Judged “Excellent” in all areas by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, we are an ambitious school, working hard to ensure students receive a transformational education.

Our unique approach to learning allows your child to develop strengths; form friendships and new interests; and to become more independent and curious about the world around them.

Dan Peters, Head of Wolverhampton

Grammar Junior School

Pastoral care like no other school

The support that your child receives at our Junior School will be different to anything they have experienced before. From the very beginning, we want your child to be as excited about the prospect of joining a new school as you are.

Wolverhampton Grammar Junior School also provides specialist learning assistance for those children who may require an individual programme of support.

Working in a place that builds up each child to be confident in their own skin is incredible, and seeing them flourish as they grow as learners and individuals is extremely rewarding.

Emma Stanton, Assistant Head (Pastoral)

Wrap Around Care

Growing in Confidence

Wolverhampton Grammar Junior School is a busy place with lots of activities, trips and events taking place. Every child is treated as an individual and there is no “typical” day, but what you can expect is a structured approach to your child’s learning experience.

We offer tailored wrap around care. Children can arrive at school from as early as 7.30am and make use of our Breakfast Club. Daily drop off from 8am ensures your child is set up for the day ahead – whether that’s time with the Head or their class teacher, or play on the playground.

Most children stay at school for one of the many extra-curricular clubs or activities on offer. There really is something for everyone and all children can stay at school until 5.30pm to enjoy an activity or join in Homework Club.

For children with busy parents, a Late Club is available until 6.15pm.

Debating clubs, public speaking, philosophy, archaeology, computer science and team building are just some of the skills and subjects that work alongside our usual curriculum.

Class sizes are small enough to ensure individual care and attention for every child, and yet large enough to ensure all children are able to participate in activities including residential camps, music, the sciences, art and competitive sport (if they want to).

Young children thrive when they feel valued and secure in their surroundings. As children progress into Years 5 and 6, they get to explore the wider school campus, enjoying some lessons with subject specialists from our Senior School.

Truan Cothey, Assistant Head (Curriculum)

Reception,

Year 1 and Year 2

Our brand-new Infant School offering can be found right at the heart of our successful and popular Junior School. With small class sizes, a teacher and teaching assistant per class, remodelled indoor facilities, and immediate access to our purpose-built infant playground, everything your child could need is within easy reach.

Of course, learning shouldn’t be confined to just the classroom. Venturing outside to explore the natural world is the perfect way for children to grow in confidence and to learn new life skills. With lots of combined activities, events, and even assemblies, your Infant child will soon feel part of our very special Junior School community. Everything is built on our pre-existing Junior model, even the curriculum, in which the arts, languages, sport and outdoor learning feature heavily. Similarly, the new Infants’ teaching team comprises of our current outstanding teachers. It is crucial that our youngest children are entrusted to our proven, committed and energetic staff, who provide the exceptional level of pastoral care that our parents value so highly.

Small class sizes ensure no child falls between the cracks. Our staff are experts, trained specifically to ensure your child reaches their full potential.

Gurprit Samra, Reception Teacher

High quality teaching

Wrap around care

Small class sizes

State of the art playground

Our Digital Journey

The academic achievements of our students speak for themselves; but our teachers are trained to deliver much more than that.

Our staff and children are digital innovators. Every child in Years 3 to 6 brings a mobile device to school from which they upload their work to the portal and can see all previous teacher marking. Parents can see teacher comments, too, and are able to keep track of their child’s progress at any point at the click of a button.

Children are able to evaluate the effectiveness of apps as tools for their learning. This independence of thought results in both creative approaches to completing their learning objectives and also collaboration with their peers to complete tasks to the best of their abilities.

Our pioneering approach means that students at Wolverhampton Grammar Junior School see their device as an integral part of daily school existence; a device to enable learning and prepare for life not only in the Senior School but the world of work too.

Life outside the classroom

We offer over 100 extra-curricular clubs – the largest rangeavailable from any school in the City.

Everything from Lego Club, Judo, Magical Maths, Chess Club to Gardening – there is something for everyone to try.

Dedicated Art, Music, Drama & Dance facilities

Sports & fitness

Extra-curricular clubs

Mindfulness

Exploring the natural world School Council

Transition to Senior School

Recognising that children coming towards the end of their junior education often feel like they are facing a daunting journey ahead is one of the reasons why our Junior School is so special.

Our expert pastoral team are fully briefed on the academic, pastoral and experience of their junior years and we work hard to ensure all our children are ready and excited about the next stage in their education, without the demands of SATs or other final year examinations.

Children at Wolverhampton Grammar Junior School enjoy automatic entry to the prestigious Wolverhampton Grammar Senior School and the vast majority of children and families choose our school to ensure that smooth transition is in place. Our Year 6 children are fully prepared for everything that Year 7 has to offer without being distracted by the need to sit our Year 7 entrance test. Parents also receive support through this transition period with tailored events and personal opportunities to meet the Year 7 team and explore the Senior School site.

Automatic entry to Wolverhampton Grammar Senior School

Discovery and Year 7 Experience Days

No requirement to sit SATs

Personalised support for parents and children

James Griffiths, Deputy Head

Seeing a range of Senior School teachers in their specialist classrooms really helps the transition process. Our Year 6 children are so well prepared for life in Year 7.

Investing in your child’s future

Because Wolverhampton Grammar School is one of the most successful independent schools in the country, we are able to invest in our infrastructure, buildings and services.

From the very best nutritionally balanced food prepared by award winning chefs to the latest science laboratories, Sports Centre and a School Learning Hubyour child will have access to the very best facilities.

Award winning caterers

25 acre site