A Seamless Transition

As a co-educational all-through school, we offer a continuous and cohesive educational experience from the earliest days in Nursery and the Junior School through to the Senior School and Sixth Form.

This means that children can make firm and lasting friendships, enjoy familiar surroundings and facilities, and feel known by their teachers.

Our Nursery and Pre-Prep children are all accommodated in the same, new Early Years department, for example, sharing activities and resources. And junior school children frequently attend events at the senior school, such as the Science Fair, Art Exhibition, concerts and author visits.

When children join us in the Junior School, we fully anticipate that they will continue their journey with us into the Senior School, where we remain committed to providing a challenging, enriching, and stimulating curriculum that prepares the girls and boys for the excellent academic and co-curricular opportunities ahead.

Our Junior School pupils are not required to sit the 11+ assessment, allowing us to maintain momentum in their learning and ensure a smooth, confident transition into the Senior School. As a result, they begin Year 7 feeling relaxed, assured, and ready for the new exciting journey ahead.

This important transition into Form 3 (Year 7) is carefully managed through our induction programme, which includes lessons at the Senior School and a team-building day with new pupils joining from schools other than St Benedict’s.

All of this is guided by our belief that, if children are happy, and are known individually by their teachers, they will thrive and fulfil their potential.