St John's College School

St John's College School
A two-storey brick building with stone windowframes, beyond a short, cobbled driveway.
Address
Map
73 Grange Road

Cambridge
,
Cambridgeshire
,
CB3 9AB

England
Coordinates52°12′35″N 0°06′21″E / 52.20972°N 0.10586°E / 52.20972; 0.10586
Information
TypePrivate preparatory School
Established1661; 363 years ago (1661)[1][2]
Local authorityCambridgeshire
Department for Education URN110915 Tables
Head MasterNeil Chippington
GenderCoeducational
Age4 to 13
Enrolment460
Websitewww.sjcs.co.uk

St John's College School is a co-educational preparatory school founded in the 17th century for the education of the choristers of the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, England. The 20 choristers are educated in the school, which comprises 460 boys and girls aged 4–13.[3] The Head Master is Neil Chippington. The school is divided into two halves, Byron house for KG, T1, T2, Form 1 and Form 2 (Reception - Year 4) whilst the 2nd part of the school, further up Grange Road, is in charge of Forms 3-6 (Years 5 - 8).

The school has been awarded national Best Prep School and national Best Prep School Head in the Tatler Schools Awards.[4] The most recent integrated inspection by the Independent Schools Inspectorate in 2013 rated the school as excellent across all categories apart from the quality of pupils’ achievements and learning which was graded "exceptional".[5][6] Although exhibiting strength across all subject areas, as a choir school St John's is particularly successful in music. Between 2008 and 2013, 48 pupils obtained music awards to senior schools, including many non-choristers.[7]

  1. ^ "St John's College School". The Choir Schools' Association. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ L F Salzman, ed. (1948). A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2. Oxford University Press. pp. 337–338.
  3. ^ "College School". Retrieved 28 February 2017.[dead link]
  4. ^ "St John's College School". Boarding Schools Association.
  5. ^ Blatchford, Roy (2014). The Restless School. John Catt Educational. p. 75. ISBN 978-1909717077.
  6. ^ St John's College School - Integrated Inspection, Independent Schools Inspectorate, 2013
  7. ^ Morris, Andrew; Bannar, Rainbow (2015). Music in Independent Schools. Boydell & Brewer. pp. 327–328. ISBN 978-1843839675.