Junior School

Embrace as many experiences as possible with our holistic approach

A Creative Yet Challenging Curriculum

Rendcomb College teacher and pupils

Our Junior School curriculum offers a broad and varied study programme to enable an all-around education in keeping with a common educational, government-approved curriculum. Independent junior school pupils benefit from smaller class sizes and a generous teacher-pupil ratio, meaning your child is treated as an individual and is able to progress at a pace that suits them and their development.

Throughout their time with us, pupils are taught a wide range of subjects using the National Curriculum as a framework. Within this, our focus is on encouraging and motivating your child to learn in a creative and nurturing environment. To view our full junior school curriculum, please click here. Alongside our curriculum, we also offer a range of co-curricular activities for our pupils to enjoy away from the classroom.

With excellent facilities and first class teaching, we highly recommend a visit to our wonderful Junior School.

Rendcomb College Junior Forest School

Here at Rendcomb College, individuals are encouraged to be curious about their environment. Our superb setting enables us to provide a beautiful and vast outdoor area including our award-winning Junior Forest School.

Located in the ‘Wilderness’, our Forest School allows pupils to embrace the natural world in a safe and supportive environment, guided by our fully qualified leaders. We provide them with the freedom to experience unfamiliar challenges, such as fire lighting, shelter building, and den making.

Our Forest School is based on principles of building confidence, boosting self-esteem and encouraging a love of the natural environment, which we have seen benefit pupils of all ages.

Forest School activities are designed to complement the National Curriculum. Children engage in a variety of fun, and muddy, tasks outside, which range from going on mini-beast hunts and collecting natural objects to creative activities, digging, using tools and shelter building. These activities are successful at developing children’s physical and co-ordination skills as well as their social skills as they learn to work together and express themselves individually.

The activities enable them to experience numeracy, literacy, science and many other subjects within a practical and engaging environment. The sessions take place in all weathers and are flexible in order to make the most of the learning potential that nature offers at any one time. We provide both timetabled lessons and after school activities in Forest School.

All Pupils from Nursery to Year 6 have a timetabled Forest School or Outdoor education session each week.

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Rendcomb College Junior Forest School

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Our Values & Philosophy

Our mission is to develop thoughtful, adventurous and academically ambitious young people who are life-long learners. We aim to prepare them with the character and skills to succeed in the ever-changing world after school. Our pupils have the freedom to experience, explore and enquire about the world around them. We aim to encourage independence and tolerance in a safe, caring community and magnificent natural environment.

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Co-Curricular

Our junior school offers a diverse and exciting co-curricular programme, inspiring students to explore their interests beyond the classroom.

Facilities

Children benefit from smaller class sizes and a generous teacher-pupil ratio meaning  your child is treated as an individual within the group and are able to progress at a pace that suits them and their development.

School Life

Children benefit from smaller class sizes and a generous teacher-pupil ratio meaning  your child is treated as an individual within the group and are able to progress at a pace that suits them and their development.

Academic

Children benefit from smaller class sizes and a generous teacher-pupil ratio meaning  your child is treated as an individual within the group and are able to progress at a pace that suits them and their development.

Values And Philosophy

Empowering young minds with our values-driven philosophy. Our junior school fosters curiosity, respect, and lifelong learning in a nurturing environment.

Junior School Welcome

Our head of Juniors explains why early education is so important and how boarding at Rendcomb can help.