City Junior School
CITY JUNIOR SCHOOL, 4 GRAY'S INN PLACE, WC1R 5EY
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Foster
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 305
- Pupils on roll
- 288
- URN
- 149158
- Local authority
- Camden
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02038143506
About this school
City Junior School is an independent school in Camden. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 288 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected City Junior School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
City Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2022, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How City Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 144 |
| 2023/24 | 144 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils on SEN support
- 18
Location
Nearby schools
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University of the Arts London0.2 miles
Universities · London
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Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH0.4 miles
Special schools · London
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London School of Economics and Political Science0.4 miles
Universities · London
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Guildhouse School0.4 miles
Independent schools · London
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Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury0.5 miles
Special schools · London
Common questions
- What ages does City Junior School teach?
- City Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is an independent school in Camden.
- Who is the headteacher of City Junior School?
- The headteacher of City Junior School is Mr Matthew Foster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has City Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected City Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at City Junior School?
- City Junior School has 288 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is City Junior School full?
- City Junior School has capacity for 305 pupils and 288 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is City Junior School a faith school?
- No. City Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Is City Junior School a selective school?
- Yes. City Junior School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Does City Junior School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for City Junior School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.