Welcome to Sibford Junior School virtual open event
Sibford Junior School offers a fantastic, diverse education for pupils aged 3 - 11. The Junior School occupies its own distinctive area of the school’s 50-acre campus, meaning it can operate as a self-contained unit while still having the benefit of being part of the whole school.
Click here to read more about Sibford Junior School.
Take a look at some photos of our Junior School classes in action and the outdoor space our pupils benefit from.
Sibford School’s Quaker ethos has underpinned all policies and practices since the school was founded in 1842, and is expressed today through the following aims:
Sibford School sits within 50 acres of beautiful Oxfordshire countryside.
Sibford School’s beautiful location and extensive grounds enable us to provide our Junior School pupils with an unrivalled learning environment where they can benefit from the freedom to explore and engage with the natural world.
Our 50-acre countryside campus provides the perfect setting to enable us to embed outdoor education across the curriculum.
Click here to read more about outdoor education.
Sibford School benefits from a number of excellent onsite facilities including:
Click here to see the current termly fee schedules and learn more about the scholarship and bursary opportunities.
At Sibford, we make sure new parents and guardians are introduced to fellow parents with enrollment to the Sibford Parents, Staff and Friends Association (PSFA).
The PSFA exists to give parents a voice within the school and community. It organises fundraising events and helps the school to communicate effectively with current and prospective parents and organise activities and events that build a sense of community amongst parents.
Events that members of the PSFA regularly get involved with include:
The skills that pupils learn with us in Sibford School Early Years set them up to be lifelong learners and we value the entire Early Years curriculum.
Admissions information:
The entry process for EYFS is flexible and can be built around the needs of your family.
Nursery
To enter Nursery, children must have reached the age of three by 31st August prior to the start of the academic year in which they will become four. Children can undertake taster sessions during the preceding summer term but, if they have not yet turned three, a parent/carer would need to accompany your child at these sessions.
Children starting in September at the age of three will initially be offered morning or afternoon sessions, but they can increase their hours as the year goes on.
Please note, it is expected that all Nursery children are able to use the toilet independently before joining the school.
Reception Class
Children move from Nursery to Reception in the September following their fourth birthday.
Click here to read more about Sibford Early Years.
Our Early Years and Foundation Studies Twitter page shares daily updates and activities.
Sibford Junior School offers a fantastic, diverse education for pupils aged 3 - 11.
The Junior School occupies its own distinctive area of the school’s 50-acre campus, meaning it can operate as a self-contained unit while still having the benefit of being part of the whole school.
Admissions information:
Children applying for a place in our Junior School are invited to attend a two-day taster session. Typically, the first day will be spent getting to know prospective peers, teachers and the learning environment. On the second day children will undergo assessments focusing on core skills in reading, spelling and mathematics. These will be carried out on a one-to-one basis with a member of the Junior School Support for Learning department.
Click here to learn more about Sibford Junior School:
Our Junior School Twitter page shares daily updates and activities.
Extra-curricular activities are an important addition to the curriculum at Sibford School and we are proud of the range of clubs we have available before, at lunchtime and after school.
As a school we encourage pupils to ‘live adventurously’ and to take advantage of all opportunities that come their way. We are proud to offer a wide and diverse range of extra-curricular clubs throughout the year.
Click here to learn more about the wide range of opportunities that new starters to the school can get involved with.
At Sibford School we recognise the responsibility we have to both identify and meet the needs of our most able and academically gifted pupils.
Pupils are identified as being able, gifted or talented in a variety of ways and may be included on a departmental Gifted and Talented register or entered onto the whole school Gifted and Talented register.
Click here to learn more about the Gifted and Talented programme at Sibford School.
At Sibford School we believe that all pupils should expect an education that enables them to achieve the best possible academic and wider outcomes; to become confident, able to communicate their own views and ready to make a successful transition into adulthood.
Click here to learn more about the Support for Learning department.
Our Support for Learning Twitter page shares daily updates and activities.
"We are all impressed that the online work set continues to provide a challenge as well as being achievable and interesting. For me personally, the most impressive thing is that the spirit and ethos of Sibford is transcending physical barriers and that through Meetings, PSHE tasks, social media, holiday activities, online bedtime stories, and messages the school continues to have a great sense of community and togetherness. This is quite an achievement and hugely valued by us as a family."
"We would like to express our thanks about how well we think Sibford School has operated during lockdown. Pastoral care has been impressive and "live" classes brought much needed structure to our son's day. We have felt that he has been in very safe, well prepared and caring hands under your positive and visible leadership. Compared to different friends' schools the service from Sibford has really stood out."
"Moving our son to Sibford School was the best decision we have ever made. We are both immensely grateful to all the team for the support they have given, all of our lives have been enriched by Sibford School."
Elspeth, our Admissions Officer welcomes your enquiries and applications. If you are interested in learning more about Sibford School, simply fill out our contact form below and we will be in touch with details of upcoming virtual open events and available one to one appointments.
